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authorMarcus Brinkmann <[email protected]>2008-05-15 10:59:35 +0000
committerMarcus Brinkmann <[email protected]>2008-05-15 10:59:35 +0000
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2008-05-15 Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]>
* gpg.texi (Operational GPG Commands): Mention the way to change the default signing key.
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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index d1b9120d2..d083a9b2f 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-05-15 Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]>
+
+ * gpg.texi (Operational GPG Commands): Mention the way to change
+ the default signing key.
+
2008-05-06 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
* Makefile.am (myman_pages): Add gpg-zip.1.
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index a12269111..0cc258ee1 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -175,18 +175,23 @@ abbreviate this command.
@itemx -s
@opindex sign
Make a signature. This command may be combined with @option{--encrypt}
-(for a signed and encrypted message), @option{--symmetric} (for a signed
-and symmetrically encrypted message), or @option{--encrypt} and
+(for a signed and encrypted message), @option{--symmetric} (for a
+signed and symmetrically encrypted message), or @option{--encrypt} and
@option{--symmetric} together (for a signed message that may be
-decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase).
+decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase). The key to be used for
+signing is chosen by default or can be set with the
+@option{--local-user} and @option{--default-key} options.
@item --clearsign
@opindex clearsign
-Make a clear text signature. The content in a clear text signature is
-readable without any special software. OpenPGP software is only
-needed to verify the signature. Clear text signatures may modify
-end-of-line whitespace for platform independence and are not intended
-to be reversible.
+Make a clear text signature. The content in a clear text signature is
+readable without any special software. OpenPGP software is only needed
+to verify the signature. Clear text signatures may modify end-of-line
+whitespace for platform independence and are not intended to be
+reversible. The key to be used for signing is chosen by default or
+can be set with the @option{--local-user} and @option{--default-key}
+options.
+
@item --detach-sign
@itemx -b