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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpgme.texi b/doc/gpgme.texi index c1f9e61c..76388b67 100644 --- a/doc/gpgme.texi +++ b/doc/gpgme.texi @@ -2442,7 +2442,12 @@ in the list. If @var{pattern} is @code{NULL}, all available keys are returned. Otherwise, @var{pattern} contains an engine specific expression that -is used to limit the list to all keys matching the pattern. +is used to limit the list to all keys matching the pattern. Note that +the total length of the pattern is restricted to an engine-specific +maximum (a couple of hundred characters are usually accepted). The +pattern should be used to restrict the search to a certain common name +or user, not to list many specific keys at once by listing their +fingerprints or key IDs. If @var{secret_only} is not @code{0}, the list is restricted to secret keys only. @@ -2465,7 +2470,13 @@ everything up so that subsequent invocations of If @var{pattern} or @var{*pattern} is @code{NULL}, all available keys are returned. Otherwise, @var{pattern} is a @code{NULL} terminated array of strings that are used to limit the list to all keys matching -at least one of the patterns verbatim. +at least one of the patterns verbatim. Note that the total length of +all patterns is restricted to an engine-specific maximum (the exact +limit also depends on the number of patterns and amount of quoting +required, but a couple of hundred characters are usually accepted). +Patterns should be used to restrict the search to a certain common +name or user, not to list many specific keys at once by listing their +fingerprints or key IDs. If @var{secret_only} is not @code{0}, the list is restricted to secret keys only. |