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Explain how to delete a secret X.509 key.

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Werner Koch 2008-10-13 09:29:20 +00:00
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@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ checked right before it is used.
@item --delete-keys @var{pattern}
@opindex delete-keys
Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}.
Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}. Note that there is no command
to delete the secret part of the key directly. In case you need to do
this, you should run the command @code{gpg --dump-secret-keys KEYID}
before you delete the key, copy the string of hex-digits in the
``keygrip'' line and delete the file consisting of these hex-digits
and the suffix @code{.key} from the @file{private-keys-v1.d} directory
below our GnuPG home directory (usually @file{~/.gnupg}).
@item --export [@var{pattern}]
@opindex export