From 2124e87c191dc6939b52ad06726e15ffff9a5936 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Werner Koch Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 20:25:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention gpgv in the description of gpg --verify. -- Signed-off-by: Werner Koch (cherry picked from commit 353f6ff37646ad4c24d309a495e6c6f41e5235e3) Gbp-Pq: Name 0023-doc-Mention-gpgv-in-the-description-of-gpg-verify.patch --- doc/gpg.texi | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index 469e548..4ea2cd2 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ out the actual signed data, but there are other pitfalls with this format as well. It is suggested to avoid cleartext signatures in favor of detached signatures. +Note: Sometimes the use of the @command{gpgv} tool is easier than +using the full-fledged @command{gpg} with this option. @command{gpgv} +is designed to compare signed data against a list of trusted keys and +returns with success only for a good signature. It has its own manual +page. + + @item --multifile @opindex multifile This modifies certain other commands to accept multiple files for -- 2.30.2