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diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS index 794026bc1..dc8ba1f7a 100644 --- a/doc/DETAILS +++ b/doc/DETAILS @@ -31,11 +31,18 @@ sub:r:1536:20:5CE086B5B5A18FF4:899817788:1025961788:::::esc: fpr:::::::::AB059359A3B81F410FCFF97F5CE086B5B5A18FF4: #+end_example +Note that new version of GnuPG or the use of certain options may add +new fields to the output. Parsers should not assume a limit on the +number of fields per line. Some fields are not yet used or only used +with certain record types; parsers should ignore fields they are not +aware of. + The double =--with-fingerprint= prints the fingerprint for the subkeys too. Old versions of gpg used a slightly different format and required the use of the option =--fixed-list-mode= to conform to the format described here. + ** Description of the fields *** Field 1 - Type of record @@ -337,8 +344,8 @@ pkd:0:1024:B665B1435F4C2 .... FF26ABB: Every line is prefixed with "[GNUPG:] ", followed by a keyword with the type of the status line and some arguments depending on the type - (maybe none); an application should always be prepared to see more - arguments in future versions. + (maybe none); an application should always be prepared to see new + keyworkds or more arguments in future versions. ** General status codes *** NEWSIG [<signers_uid>] |