gpgkeys 1.23 – GnuPG Shell¶

Usage¶

$ gpgkeys command [options] [args]

Or to enter the interactive shell:

$ gpgkeys

Commands¶

EOF¶

End the session.

Usage: Ctrl+D

checksig¶

List keys with signatures and also verify the signatures.

Usage: checksig [<keyspec>]
Options: --fingerprint --with-colons

clear¶

Clear the terminal screen.

Usage: clear

del¶

Delete a key from the keyring.

Usage: del <keyspec>
Options: --secret --secret-and-public

dump¶

Print the packet sequence of keys.

Usage: dump [<keyspec>]
Options: --clean --minimal --secret

edit¶

Enter the key edit menu.

Usage: edit <keyspec>
Options: --expert --local-user --openpgp
Aliases: e

export¶

Export keys to stdout or to a file.

Usage: export [<keyspec>]
Options: --armor --clean --minimal --output --secret

fdump¶

Print the packet sequence of keys in a file.

Usage: fdump <filename>

fetch¶

Fetch keys from a URL.

Usage: fetch <url>
Options: --clean --merge-only

genkey¶

Generate a new key pair and certificate.

Usage: genkey
Options: --expert --openpgp

genrevoke¶

Generate a revocation certificate for a key.

Usage: genrevoke <keyspec>
Options: --armor --openpgp --output

help¶

Interactive help.

Usage: help [<topic>]
Aliases: ?

import¶

Import keys from a file.

Usage: import <filename>
Options: --clean --merge-only --minimal

list¶

List keys.

Usage: list [<keyspec>]
Options: --fingerprint --secret --with-colons
Aliases: ls

listsig¶

List keys with signatures.

Usage: listsig [<keyspec>]
Options: --fingerprint --with-colons
Aliases: ll

lsign¶

Sign a key with a local signature.

Usage: lsign <keyspec>
Options: --local-user --openpgp

quit¶

End the session.

Usage: quit

recv¶

Fetch keys from a keyserver.

Usage: recv <keyids>
Options: --clean --keyserver --merge-only

refresh¶

Refresh keys from a keyserver.

Usage: refresh [<keyspec>]
Options: --clean --keyserver

search¶

Search for keys on a keyserver.

Usage: search <keyspec>
Options: --clean --keyserver --merge-only

send¶

Send keys to a keyserver.

Usage: send <keyspec>
Options: --clean --keyserver

shell¶

Execute a shell command or start an interactive shell.

Usage: ! [<command>]
Aliases: .

sign¶

Sign a key with an exportable signature.

Usage: sign <keyspec>
Options: --local-user --openpgp

version¶

Print the GnuPG version.

Usage: version

Options¶

armor¶

Produce ASCII-armored output.

Example: export --armor 355A2D28

clean¶

Remove expired signatures and signatures by keys not on the keyring.

Example: import --clean some-keys.asc

expert¶

Enable expert mode, thereby unlocking more algorithm choices.

Example: edit --expert 355A2D28

fingerprint¶

Include the public key fingerprint in listings. May be specified twice to include fingerprints of subkeys.

Example: ls --fingerprint 355A2D28

keyserver¶

Specify the keyserver to use.

Example: send --keyserver hkp://pgp.surfnet.nl 355A2D28

local-user¶

Select the identity to use for signing.

Example: sign --local-user F848941B 355A2D28

merge-only¶

Never add new keys to the keyring, only update existing ones.

Example: fetch --merge-only http://somewhere.net/some-keys.asc

minimal¶

Remove all signatures except the most recent self-signatures.

Example: export --minimal 355A2D28

openpgp¶

Constrain algorithms to OpenPGP defined ones.

Example: genkey --openpgp

output¶

Specify the output file.

Example: export --output stefan.asc 355A2D28

secret¶

Operate on the secret key part.

Example: dump --secret 355A2D28

secret-and-public¶

Operate on both secret and public key parts.

Example: del --secret-and-public 355A2D28

with-colons¶

Print output fields in colon-separated format.

Example: listsig --with-colons 355A2D28

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