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diff --git a/doc/tools.texi b/doc/tools.texi index 119f698d6..460030038 100644 --- a/doc/tools.texi +++ b/doc/tools.texi @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ GnuPG comes with a couple of smaller tools: * gpgparsemail:: Parse a mail message into an annotated format * symcryptrun:: Call a simple symmetric encryption tool. * gpgtar:: Encrypt or sign files into an archive. +* gpg-check-pattern:: Check a passphrase on stdin against the patternfile. @end menu @c @@ -352,11 +353,12 @@ may use this command to ensure that they are started. Using "all" for @item --kill [@var{component}] @opindex kill -Kill the given component. Components which support killing are -@command{gpg-agent} and @command{scdaemon}. Components which don't -support reloading are ignored. Using "all" for @var{component} kills -all components running as daemons. Note that as of now reload and -kill have the same effect for @command{scdaemon}. +Kill the given component that runs as a daemon, including +@command{gpg-agent}, @command{dirmngr}, and @command{scdaemon}. A +@command{component} which does not run as a daemon will be ignored. +Using "all" for @var{component} kills all components running as +daemons. Note that as of now reload and kill have the same effect for +@command{scdaemon}. @item --create-socketdir @opindex create-socketdir @@ -392,6 +394,8 @@ extends numerical field values by human-readable descriptions. @opindex quiet Try to be as quiet as possible. +@include opt-homedir.texi + @item -n @itemx --dry-run Do not actually change anything. This is currently only implemented @@ -2107,3 +2111,50 @@ gpgtar --list-archive test1 @command{tar}(1), @end ifset @include see-also-note.texi + +@c +@c GPG-CHECK-PATTERN +@c +@manpage gpg-check-pattern.1 +@node gpg-check-pattern +@section Check a passphrase on stdin against the patternfile +@ifset manverb +.B gpg-check-pattern +\- Check a passphrase on stdin against the patternfile +@end ifset + +@mansect synopsis +@ifset manverb +.B gpg\-check\-pattern +.RI [ options ] +.I patternfile +@end ifset + +@mansect description +@command{gpg-check-pattern} checks a passphrase given on stdin against +a specified pattern file. + +@mansect options +@noindent + +@table @gnupgtabopt + +@item --verbose +@opindex verbose +Enable extra informational output. + +@item --check +@opindex check +Run only a syntax check on the patternfile. + +@item --null +@opindex null +Input is expected to be null delimited. + +@end table + +@mansect see also +@ifset isman +@command{gpg}(1), +@end ifset +@include see-also-note.texi |