From 99fc61f1cf09c7f72a9037d91d3cf0cd2e035ae6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Kibbey Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:53:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Mention status messages in the documentation. Note INQUIRE_MAXLEN. --- doc/gpg-agent.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index 1c4d92fdc..dcd96fb33 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -796,6 +796,14 @@ certificate is that it will be possible to use the same keypair for different protocols, thereby saving space on the token used to keep the secret keys. +@ifset gpgtwoone +The @command{gpg-agent} may send status messages during a command or when +returning from a command to inform a client about the progress or result of an +operation. For example, the @var{INQUIRE_MAXLEN} status message may be sent +during a server inquire to inform the client of the maximum usable length of +the inquired data (which should not be exceeded). +@end ifset + @menu * Agent PKDECRYPT:: Decrypting a session key * Agent PKSIGN:: Signing a Hash