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diff --git a/doc/gpgv.texi b/doc/gpgv.texi index 6ac5c6884..3bd186309 100644 --- a/doc/gpgv.texi +++ b/doc/gpgv.texi @@ -1,28 +1,25 @@ \input texinfo -@c This Texinfo document has been automatically generated by -@c docbook2texi from a DocBook documentation. The tool used -@c can be found at: -@c <URL:http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> -@c Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, -@c patches, etc. to Steve Cheng <[email protected]>. - -@setfilename gpgv.info -@dircategory GnuPG +@setfilename untitled.info +@documentencoding us-ascii @direntry -* gpgv: (gpgv). GnuPG signature verification tool. +* gpgv: . signature verification tool @end direntry -@node top +@node Top, , , (dir) @top gpgv -@menu -@end menu +@chapheading Name -@majorheading Name -gpgv ---- signature verification tool</> +gpgv --- signature verification tool +@chapheading Synopsis -@majorheading Synopsis +@example +gpgv + options + signed files + +@end example +@chapheading DESCRIPTION -@majorheading DESCRIPTION @code{gpgv} is the OpenPGP signature checking tool. This program is a stripped down version of @code{gpg} which is only @@ -37,83 +34,81 @@ It uses by default a keyring named @file{trustedkeys.gpg} which is assumed to be in the home directory as defined by GnuPG or set by an option or an environment variable. An option may be used to specify another keyring or even multiple keyrings. +@chapheading OPTIONS -@majorheading OPTIONS @code{gpgv} recognizes these options: @table @asis -@item -v, ---verbose + +@item -v, --verbose Give more information during processing. If used twice, the input data is listed in detail. -@item -q, ---quiet +@item -q, --quiet Try to be as quiet as possible. -@item ---keyring @code{file} +@item --keyring @code{file} Add @code{file} to the list of keyrings. If @code{file} begins with a tilde and a slash, these are replaced by the HOME directory. If the filename does not contain a slash, it is assumed to be in the -home-directory ("~/.gnupg" if ---homedir is not used). +home-directory ("~/.gnupg" if --homedir is not used). The filename may be prefixed with a scheme: "gnupg-ring:" is the default one. -It might make sense to use it together with ---no-default-keyring. - -@item ---homedir @code{directory} +@item --homedir @code{directory} Set the name of the home directory to @code{directory} If this option is not used it defaults to "~/.gnupg". It does not make sense to use this in a options file. This also overrides the environment variable "GNUPGHOME". -@item ---status-fd @code{n} +@item --status-fd @code{n} Write special status strings to the file descriptor @code{n}. See the file DETAILS in the documentation for a listing of them. -@item ---logger-fd @code{n} +@item --logger-fd @code{n} Write log output to file descriptor @code{n} and not to stderr. -@item ---ignore-time-conflict +@item --ignore-time-conflict GnuPG normally checks that the timestamps associated with keys and signatures have plausible values. However, sometimes a signature seems to be older than the key due to clock problems. This option makes these checks just a warning. - @end table +@chapheading RETURN VALUE -@majorheading RETURN VALUE The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1 if at least one signature was bad, and other error codes for fatal errors. +@chapheading EXAMPLES -@majorheading EXAMPLES @table @asis + @item gpgv @code{pgpfile} -@itemx gpgv @code{sigfile} @code{files} +@itemx gpgv @code{sigfile} Verify the signature of the file. The second form is used for detached signatures, where @code{sigfile} is the detached -signature (either ASCII armored or binary) and @code{files} are the signed +signature (either ASCII armored or binary) and are the signed data; if this is not given the name of the file holding the signed data is constructed by cutting off the extension (".asc", ".sig" or ".sign") from @code{sigfile}. - @end table +@chapheading ENVIRONMENT -@majorheading ENVIRONMENT @table @asis + @item HOME Used to locate the default home directory. @item GNUPGHOME If set directory used instead of "~/.gnupg". - @end table +@chapheading FILES -@majorheading FILES @table @asis + @item ~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg The default keyring with the allowed keys - @end table @bye |