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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index cd979b2a5..546dbf080 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -4591,10 +4591,10 @@ interface is described in the subsection ``How to manage your keys''. @subsection Unattended key generation The command @option{--generate-key} may be used along with the option -@option{--batch} for unattended key generation. This is the most -flexible way of generating keys, but it is also the most complex one. -Consider using the quick key manipulation interface described in the -previous subsection ``The quick key manipulation interface''. +@option{--batch} for unattended key generation. This is the legacy +way of generating key. New applications should consider the use of +the quick key manipulation interface described in the previous +subsection ``The quick key manipulation interface''. The parameters for the key are either read from stdin or given as a file on the command line. The format of the parameter file is as @@ -4722,8 +4722,10 @@ Default is to use the Pinentry dialog to ask for a passphrase. @item Name-Real: @var{name} @itemx Name-Comment: @var{comment} @itemx Name-Email: @var{email} +@itemx User-Id: @var{full-user-id} The three parts of a user name. Remember to use UTF-8 encoding here. -If you don't give any of them, no user ID is created. +As an alternative "User-Id" can be used to specify the entire user-id +with a single UTF-8 string. @item Expire-Date: @var{iso-date}|(@var{number}[d|w|m|y]) Set the expiration date for the key (and the subkey). It may either |