doc: Some gpg and gpgv clarifications.

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GnuPG-bug-id: 1486, 1537
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Werner Koch 2013-10-04 14:31:35 +02:00
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commit 7c5d2909dd
2 changed files with 17 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ signed stuff from STDIN, use @samp{-} as the second filename. For
security reasons a detached signature cannot read the signed material
from STDIN without denoting it in the above way.
Note: When verifying a cleartext signature, @command{gpg} verifies
only what makes up the cleartext signed data and not any extra data
outside of the cleartext signature or header lines following directly
the dash marker line. The option @code{--output} may be used to write
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.
@item --multifile
@opindex multifile
This modifies certain other commands to accept multiple files for

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@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ the public keys used to make the signature are valid. There are
no configuration files and only a few options are implemented.
@code{@gpgvname} assumes that all keys in the keyring are trustworthy.
By default it uses a keyring named @file{trustedkeys.gpg} which is
assumed to be in the home directory as defined by GnuPG or set by an
option or an environment variable. An option may be used to specify
another keyring or even multiple keyrings.
That does also mean that it does not check for expired or revoked
keys.
By default a keyring named @file{trustedkeys.gpg} is used. This
default keyring is assumed to be in the home directory of GnuPG,
either the default home directory or the one set by an option or an
environment variable. The option @code{--keyring} may be used to
specify a different keyring or even multiple keyrings.
@noindent
@mansect options