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* gpg.sgml: Fix a few missing semicolons in & entities. Noted by

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Christian Biere.  Some minor grammar fixes.  Remove the "host -l pgp.net |
grep wwwkeys" advice since the nameserver no longer all allow zone
transfers.  Replace it with a mention of hkp://subkeys.pgp.net.
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2003-12-07 David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
* gpg.sgml: Fix a few missing semicolons in & entities. Noted by
Christian Biere. Some minor grammar fixes. Remove the "host -l
pgp.net | grep wwwkeys" advice since the nameserver no longer all
allow zone transfers. Replace it with a mention of
hkp://subkeys.pgp.net.
2003-11-20 David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com> 2003-11-20 David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
* Makefile.am: Include TRANSLATE in distributed files. * Makefile.am: Include TRANSLATE in distributed files.

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@ -536,14 +536,14 @@ first. In batch mode the key must be specified by fingerprint.
</para></listitem></varlistentry> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>--gen-revoke</term> <term>--gen-revoke &ParmName;</term>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Generate a revocation certificate for the complete key. To revoke Generate a revocation certificate for the complete key. To revoke
a subkey or a signature, use the --edit command. a subkey or a signature, use the --edit command.
</para></listitem></varlistentry> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>--desig-revoke</term> <term>--desig-revoke &ParmName;</term>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Generate a designated revocation certificate for a key. This allows a Generate a designated revocation certificate for a key. This allows a
user (with the permission of the keyholder) to revoke someone else's user (with the permission of the keyholder) to revoke someone else's
@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ non-Windows platforms.
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>-u, --local-user &ParmName;</term> <term>-u, --local-user &ParmName;</term>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Use &ParmName as the user ID to sign. Use &ParmName; as the user ID to sign with. This option is silently
This option is silently ignored for the list commands, ignored for the list commands, so that it can be used in an options
so that it can be used in an options file. file.
</para></listitem></varlistentry> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
@ -1007,22 +1007,20 @@ Identical to `--trust-model always'. This option is deprecated.
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>--keyserver &ParmName;</term> <term>--keyserver &ParmName;</term>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Use &ParmName as your keyserver. This is the server that --recv-keys, Use &ParmName; as your keyserver. This is the server that
--send-keys, and --search-keys will communicate with to receive keys --recv-keys, --send-keys, and --search-keys will communicate with to
from, send keys to, and search for keys on. The format of the receive keys from, send keys to, and search for keys on. The format
&ParmName is a URI: `scheme:[//]keyservername[:port]' The scheme is of the &ParmName; is a URI: `scheme:[//]keyservername[:port]' The
the type of keyserver: "hkp" for the HTTP (or compatible) keyservers, scheme is the type of keyserver: "hkp" for the HTTP (or compatible)
"ldap" for the NAI LDAP keyserver, or "mailto" for the Graff email keyservers, "ldap" for the NAI LDAP keyserver, or "mailto" for the
keyserver. Note that your particular installation of GnuPG may have Graff email keyserver. Note that your particular installation of
other keyserver types available as well. Keyserver schemes are GnuPG may have other keyserver types available as well. Keyserver
case-insensitive. schemes are case-insensitive.
</para><para> </para><para>
Most keyservers synchronize with each other, so there is generally no Most keyservers synchronize with each other, so there is generally no
need to send keys to more than one server. Using the command "host -l need to send keys to more than one server. The keyserver
pgp.net | grep wwwkeys" gives you a list of HKP keyservers. When "hkp://subkeys.pgp.net" uses round robin DNS to give a different
using one of the wwwkeys servers, due to load balancing using keyserver each time you use it.
round-robin DNS you may notice that you get a different key server
each time.
</para></listitem></varlistentry> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
@ -2413,12 +2411,13 @@ a signature was bad, and other error codes for fatal errors.
<term>gpg --verify <parameter/pgpfile/</term> <term>gpg --verify <parameter/pgpfile/</term>
<term>gpg --verify <parameter/sigfile/ &OptParmFiles;</term> <term>gpg --verify <parameter/sigfile/ &OptParmFiles;</term>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Verify the signature of the file but do not output the data. The second form Verify the signature of the file but do not output the data. The
is used for detached signatures, where <parameter/sigfile/ is the detached second form is used for detached signatures, where <parameter/sigfile/
signature (either ASCII armored of binary) and &OptParmFiles are the signed is the detached signature (either ASCII armored or binary) and
data; if this is not given the name of the file holding the signed data is &OptParmFiles; are the signed data; if this is not given, the name of
constructed by cutting off the extension (".asc" or ".sig") of the file holding the signed data is constructed by cutting off the
<parameter/sigfile/ or by asking the user for the filename. extension (".asc" or ".sig") of <parameter/sigfile/ or by asking the
user for the filename.
</para></listitem></varlistentry> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist> </variablelist>