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diff --git a/doc/gpgsm.texi b/doc/gpgsm.texi index 9e23ffcb8..d633ec30c 100644 --- a/doc/gpgsm.texi +++ b/doc/gpgsm.texi @@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ checked right before it is used. @item --delete-keys @var{pattern} @opindex delete-keys -Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}. +Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}. Note that there is no command +to delete the secret part of the key directly. In case you need to do +this, you should run the command @code{gpg --dump-secret-keys KEYID} +before you delete the key, copy the string of hex-digits in the +``keygrip'' line and delete the file consisting of these hex-digits +and the suffix @code{.key} from the @file{private-keys-v1.d} directory +below our GnuPG home directory (usually @file{~/.gnupg}). @item --export [@var{pattern}] @opindex export |