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| author | Werner Koch <[email protected]> | 2017-01-05 19:25:16 +0000 |
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| committer | Werner Koch <[email protected]> | 2017-01-05 19:43:40 +0000 |
| commit | 353f6ff37646ad4c24d309a495e6c6f41e5235e3 (patch) | |
| tree | 7ba65f51760d2b036b42033e8410099275c076cc | |
| parent | tests: New test for --{show,override}-session-key. (diff) | |
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doc: Mention gpgv in the description of gpg --verify.
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Signed-off-by: Werner Koch <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 469e5484a..4ea2cd21e 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ out the actual signed data, but there are other pitfalls with this format as well. It is suggested to avoid cleartext signatures in favor of detached signatures. +Note: Sometimes the use of the @command{gpgv} tool is easier than +using the full-fledged @command{gpg} with this option. @command{gpgv} +is designed to compare signed data against a list of trusted keys and +returns with success only for a good signature. It has its own manual +page. + + @item --multifile @opindex multifile This modifies certain other commands to accept multiple files for |