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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index c52c1a0a9..0cea43a9a 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2002-07-25 David Shaw <[email protected]> + + * gpg.sgml: Clarify the differences between "pref" and "showpref". + Note in "setpref" that a list of available algorithms can be + printed with "gpg -v --version". Note in "updpref" that we don't + select keys via attribute uids, so preferences there will be + ignored. + 2002-07-01 David Shaw <[email protected]> * gpg.sgml: Clarify "group". diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index 99c0421c8..892591058 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -397,27 +397,37 @@ id.</para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>pref</term> <listitem><para> -List preferences.</para></listitem></varlistentry> +List preferences from the selected user ID. This shows the actual +preferences, without including any implied preferences. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>showpref</term> <listitem><para> -More verbose preferences listing.</para></listitem></varlistentry> +More verbose preferences listing for the selected user ID. This shows +the preferences in effect by including the implied preferences of +3DES (cipher), SHA-1 (digest), and Uncompressed (compression) if they +are not already included in the preference list. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>setpref &ParmString;</term> <listitem><para> -Set the list of user ID preferences to &ParmString;, this should be -a string similar to the one printed by "pref". Using an empty string -will set the default preference string, using "none" will set the -preferences to nil. Only available algorithms are allowed. This -command just initializes an internal list and does not change anything -unless another command which changes the self-signatures is used. +Set the list of user ID preferences to &ParmString;, this should be a +string similar to the one printed by "pref". Using an empty string +will set the default preference string, using "none" will set the +preferences to nil. Use "gpg -v --version" to get a list of available +algorithms. This command just initializes an internal list and does +not change anything unless another command (such as "updpref") which +changes the self-signatures is used. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>updpref</term> <listitem><para> Change the preferences of all user IDs (or just of the selected ones to the current list of preferences. The timestamp of all affected -self-signatures fill be advanced by one second. +self-signatures will be advanced by one second. Note that while you +can change the preferences on an attribute user ID (aka "photo ID"), +GnuPG does not select keys via attribute user IDs so these preferences +will not be used by GnuPG. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>toggle</term> |