gpgcompose (1) Linux Manual Page

gpgcompose – Generate a stream of OpenPGP packets

Synopsis

gpgcompose [[OPTION [ARGS]] … ]

gpgcompose –help

gpgcompose OPTION –help

Description

gpgcompose generates a stream of OpenPGP packets, including some which can include other nested packets within a layer of encryption. The syntax on the command line isn’t stable enough to document currently, but additional hints and examples can be found from the command line using –help.

External Dependencies

gpgcompose is not capable of performing secret key operations on its own. Creation of any OpenPGP object that requires secret key operations (e.g., –signature) will need to speak to an already-running gpg-agent.

Files

Occasionally, gpgcompose will need to look up existing public keys for reference (e.g., –public-key). It will do so in ~/.gnupg/keyring.kbx, or in $GNUPGHOME/keyring.kbx if that variable is set.

See Also

RFC 4880, gpg(1), gpg-agent(1), gpg-connect-agent(1)

Author

gpgcompose is copyright (C) 2016, g10 Code GmbH.

This manpage was written by Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg [at] fifthhorseman.net>.