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Trimmed down pgp.hlp
I edited down the pgp.hlp file so that it's more readable (for me anyway).
In case you think that the help file is less than helpful, just replace it.
PGP maintainers: please add this (or an even more concise version) to the
pgp distribution...contrib directory is fine.
Stig
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Here's a quick summary of PGP v2.2 commands.
pgp ciphertextfile [-o plaintextfile] decrypt or verify signature
pgp -e textfile her_userid encrypt file w/ pubkey
pgp -e textfile userid1 userid2 userid3 multiple recipients
pgp -s textfile [-u your_userid] sign plaintext file
pgp -es textfile her_userid [-u your_userid] sign, then encrypt
pgp -c textfile traditional symmetric cipher only
KEY MANAGEMENT:
pgp -kg generate your own unique key pair
pgp -ka keyfile [keyring] add new key(s) to your keyrings
pgp -kx userid keyfile [keyring] extract (copy) a key from a keyring
pgp -kxa userid keyfile [keyring] same, except it's ascii
pgp -kv[v] [userid] [keyring] view the contents of your public ring
pgp -kvc [userid] [keyring] view the "fingerprint" of a public key
pgp -kc [userid] [keyring] check signatures of public keys
pgp -ke userid [keyring] edit userid/pass-phrase for your keypair
pgp -ke userid [keyring] edit the trust parameters for a public key
pgp -kr userid [keyring] remove a key (or userid) from your pubring
pgp -ks her_userid [-u your_userid] [keyring] sign/certify a public key
pgp -krs userid [keyring] remove selected signatures from a pubkey
pgp -kd your_userid revoke your key & issue compromise certificate
pgp -kd userid disable or reenable a key on your pubring
ESOTERIC USAGES:
pgp -d ciphertextfile decrypt message and leave its signature
pgp -sb textfile [-u your_userid] create signature separate from textfile
pgp -b ciphertextfile detach signature from a signed message
OTHER FLAGS
-a (ascii) produce ascii radix-64 output suitable for email
-m (more) read in more mode, force reading in more mode
-w (wipe) erase plaintext after encrypting
-f (filter) input from stdin and output to stdout
-t (text) when encrypting, treat input as ascii text
-p when decrypting, recover original filename
Ex: pgp -feast her_userid <inputfile >outputfile
/* Jonathan Stigelman, [email protected], PGP public key by finger */
/* fingerprint = 32 DF B9 19 AE 28 D1 7A A3 9D 0B 1A 33 13 4D 7F */