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PGPS(1) User Manual PGPS(1)
NAME
pgps - Signs messages
SYNOPSIS
pgps [-u <userid>] [-abftv] [-z|-zs]
[-o <outfile>]
file ...
DESCRIPTION
pgps signs files using public key cryptography.
OPTIONS
All configuration options can be controlled from the command line. See
pgp.cfg(5) for a complete list and how to specify them.
-a, --armor
Turn on "ASCII Armoring." This outputs a text-only version of your
encrypted text. This makes the result safe for mailing, but about 30%
larger. Unlike previous versions of PGP, this also implicitly turns
on clearsigning (wrapping the signature around your message, leaving
your message in a readable form).
-b Detached signature. Creates a detached signature file (by default,
file.sig) instead of combining the signature with the message in the
same file.
-f Stream mode. Accepts input on stdin and places output on stdout. If
no files are specified as arguments, pgp executes in this mode by
default.
-o outfile
Specifies that output should go to outfile. If not specified, output
goes to the default filename. The default filename for each input
file is the input filename with ".pgp" appended, unless ASCII Armoring
is turned on, in which case it is ".asc". If -b (detached signature)
is specified, the output name for the signature is the input file with
".sig" appended. It is an error to specify multiple input files with
this option.
-t Turns on text mode. This causes PGP to convert your input message to
a platform-independent form. It is primarily for use when moving
files from one operating system to another.
-u Sets the ID of the key used for signing. This may be a user ID (like
foo@bar.baz.com) or a Key ID (like 0x12345678). If not specified,
your default signing key is used. See also the MyName directive in
pgp.cfg(5).
-z Batch mode. See pgp-integration(7) for a discussion of integrating
pgp support into your application.
EXAMPLE
pgps -u foo@bar.baz.com -bat document.txt
Creates a detached, ASCII Armored signature for the the file Signs and
encrypts the file document.txt with foo@bar.baz.com's key. The resul-
tant file will be document.txt.sig.
FILES
~/.pgp/pgp.cfg
User-specific configuration file. The file formerly known as
config.txt. See pgp.cfg(5) for further details.
BUGS
See pgp(1).
SEE ALSO
pgp(1), pgpv(1), pgpe(1), pgpk(1),
pgp.cfg(5),
pgp-integration(7), http://www.pgp.com (US versions) and
http://www.pgpi.com (International versions)