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authorDavid Shaw <[email protected]>2003-01-15 03:30:31 +0000
committerDavid Shaw <[email protected]>2003-01-15 03:30:31 +0000
commit06ef6132897990cc36d0c751596733c421763338 (patch)
treef78fb8cbf38cc476524079eec02abde2dfa53833
parent* packet.h, parse-packet.c (setup_user_id), free-packet.c (free_user_id), (diff)
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* gpg.sgml: Minor language tweaks, spell check, copyright date,
etc. * DETAILS: Note that user IDs/UATs fill in creation and expiration date. Document namehash.
-rw-r--r--doc/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--doc/DETAILS11
-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.sgml27
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 628793a90..fd1c1b10b 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2003-01-14 David Shaw <[email protected]>
+
+ * gpg.sgml: Minor language tweaks, spell check, copyright date,
+ etc.
+
+ * DETAILS: Note that user IDs/UATs fill in creation and expiration
+ date. Document namehash.
+
2003-01-06 David Shaw <[email protected]>
* DETAILS: Document disabled flag in capabilities field.
diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS
index 2612afdd5..bcc975d6c 100644
--- a/doc/DETAILS
+++ b/doc/DETAILS
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ record.
17 = DSA (sometimes called DH, sign only)
20 = ElGamal (sign and encrypt)
(for other id's see include/cipher.h)
- 5. Field: KeyID either of
- 6. Field: Creation Date (in UTC)
- 7. Field: Key expiration date or empty if none.
- 8. Field: Used for serial number in crt records (used to be the Local-ID)
+ 5. Field: KeyID
+ 6. Field: Creation Date (in UTC). For UID and UAT records, this is the
+ self-signature date.
+ 7. Field: Key or user ID/user attribute expiration date or empty if none.
+ 8. Field: Used for serial number in crt records (used to be the Local-ID).
+ For UID and UAT records, this is the namehash: a RIPEMD/160 hash
+ of the user ID contents.
9. Field: Ownertrust (primary public keys only)
This is a single letter, but be prepared that additional
information may follow in some future versions.
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index 9f7650ae1..de1724aff 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- gpg.sgml - the man page for GnuPG
- Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GnuPG.
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ trust-db immediately and no save is required.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<term>disable</term>
<term>enable</term>
<listitem><para>
-Disable or enable an entire key. A disabled key can normally not be used
-for encryption.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+Disable or enable an entire key. A disabled key can not normally be
+used for encryption.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>adduid</term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ a subkey or a signature, use the --edit command.
<term>--desig-revoke</term>
<listitem><para>
Generate a designated revocation certificate for a key. This allows a
-user (with the permission of the keyholder) to revoke someone elses
+user (with the permission of the keyholder) to revoke someone else's
key.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
@@ -761,19 +761,18 @@ Write output to &ParmFile;.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term>--no-mangle-dos-filenames</term>
<term>--mangle-dos-filenames</term>
+<term>--no-mangle-dos-filenames</term>
<listitem><para>
-The Windows version of GPG replaces the extension of an output
+The Windows version of GnuPG replaces the extension of an output
filename to avoid problems with filenames containing more than one
-dot. This is not necessary for newer Windows version and such
---no-mangle-dos-filenames can be used to switch this feature off and
-have GPG append the new extension. This otion has no effect on
-non-windows platforms.
+dot. This is not necessary for newer Windows versions and so
+--no-mangle-dos-filenames can be used to switch this feature off and
+have GnuPG append the new extension. This option has no effect on
+non-Windows platforms.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term>-u, --local-user &ParmName;</term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -2121,8 +2120,8 @@ in future versions.
<varlistentry>
<term>--fixed-list-mode</term>
<listitem><para>
-Do not merge user ID and primary key in --with-colon listing mode and
-print all timestamps as seconds since 1970-01-01.
+Do not merge primary user ID and primary key in --with-colon listing
+mode and print all timestamps as seconds since 1970-01-01.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -2261,7 +2260,7 @@ Experimental use only.
<term>--group &ParmNameValues;</term>
<listitem><para>
Sets up a named group, which is similar to aliases in email programs.
-Any time the group name is a receipient (-r or --recipient), it will
+Any time the group name is a recipient (-r or --recipient), it will
be expanded to the values specified.
</para><para>
The values are &ParmKeyIDs; or fingerprints, but any key description