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diff --git a/g10/OPTIONS b/g10/OPTIONS index dc5f3158f..a5961763b 100644 --- a/g10/OPTIONS +++ b/g10/OPTIONS @@ -11,20 +11,16 @@ # # Here is a list of all possible options. Not of all them make # sense in an option file; consider this as a complete option -# reference - -add-key -# add key to the public keyring - -armor -# create ascii armored output +# reference. Before the options you find a list of commands. -batch -# batch mode: never ask +#----------------------------------------------- +#------------------- Commands ------------------ +#----------------------------------------------- +# With some expections, those cannot be combined -cache-all -# hold everything in memory +add-key +# add key to the public keyring change-passphrase # change the passphrase of your secret keyring @@ -32,35 +28,25 @@ change-passphrase check # check a signature -check-key -# check signatures on a key in the keyring - -debug value|hexvalue -# set debugging flags, - -debug-all -# enable full debugging - decrypt # decrypt data (default) delete-key # remove key from public keyring, -detach-sign -# make a detached signature, - -dry-run -# don't make any changes +edit-sig +# edit a key signature. Currently you have only the option to delete +# some signatures. encrypt +# (Can be combined with a "sign") # encrypt data fingerprint # show the fingerprints, gen-key -# generate a new key pair, +# generate a new key pair, this is an interactive command. gen-prime # Generate a prime. @@ -68,40 +54,17 @@ gen-prime # this size # With two arguments: Generate a prime, usable for DL algorithms. # With three arguments: same as above, but a third argument indicates -# taht a generator should also be calculated. +# that a generator should also be calculated. -keyring filename -# add this filename to the list of keyrings +list-packets +# List only the sequence of packets"}, -local-user user-string -# use this user-string to sign or decrypt - -no -# assume no on most questions - -no-armor -# Assume the input data is not in ascii armored format. - -no-default-keyring -# Do not add the default keyrings to the list of keyrings - -options filename -# Ignored in option files. - -output filename -# use filename for output print-mds # print all message digests of all give filenames -remote-user -# use this user-id for encryption" - - -secret-keyring filename -# add filename to the list of secret keyrings - sign +# (Can be combined with a "encrypt") # make a signature sign-key @@ -122,9 +85,104 @@ symmetric # encrypt the input only with the symmetric (conventional) cipher. # This asks for a passphrase. + test # Used for testing some parts of the program +#---------------------------------------------- +#------ Options without a long form ---------- +#---------------------------------------------- + +-k +# List keyrings. +# Without arguments, all default public keyrings are listed +# With one argument, this keyring is listed. +# +# -kv is the same as -k +# -kvv list the signatures with every key +# -kvvv additional checks all signatures +# -kvc list fingerprints +# -kvvc list fingerprints and signatures +# Note that this is a kludge, to emulate the strange pgp syntax; +# combining it with other options may give other outputs. + + + +-z n +# Set compress level to n. +# n = 0 disables compresson. Default compress level depends on +# the local zlib (6). + + +#----------------------------------------------- +#------------------- Options ------------------- +#----------------------------------------------- + + +armor +# create ascii armored output + + +batch +# batch mode: never ask + +cache-all +# hold everything in memory + + +check-key +# check signatures on a key in the keyring + +debug value|hexvalue +# set debugging flags, + +debug-all +# enable full debugging + + +detach-sign +# make a detached signature, + +dry-run +# don't make any changes + + +keyring filename +# add this filename to the list of keyrings + +local-user user-string +# use this user-string to sign or decrypt + +no +# assume no on most questions + +no-armor +# Assume the input data is not in ascii armored format. + +no-default-keyring +# Do not add the default keyrings to the list of keyrings + +no-greeting +# suppress the initial copyright etc. messages but do not enter batch mode. + +options filename +# Ignored in option files. + +output filename +# use filename for output + +passphrase-fd n +# Read the passphrase from file with the descriptor n. If you use +# 0 for n, the passphrase will be read from stdin. This can only be used +# if only one passphrase is supplied. + + +remote-user +# use this user-id for encryption" + +secret-keyring filename +# add filename to the list of secret keyrings + verbose # Give more informations suring processing. If used 2 times, the input data # is listed in detail. @@ -132,4 +190,3 @@ verbose yes # assume yes on most questions - |