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gpg: New option --quick-update-pref.

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* g10/gpg.c (aQuickUpdatePref): New.
(opts): Add --quick-update-pref.
(main): Implement.
* g10/keyedit.c (keyedit_quick_update_pref): New.
(menu_set_preferences): Add arg 'unattended' and adjust caller.
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This new quick command is in particular useful to update existing keys
so that they can be used with OCB mode.
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Werner Koch 2022-11-04 15:26:15 +01:00
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@ -968,7 +968,8 @@ signing.
--version} to get a list of available algorithms. Note that while you
can change the preferences on an attribute user ID (aka "photo ID"),
GnuPG does not select keys via attribute user IDs so these preferences
will not be used by GnuPG.
will not be used by GnuPG. Note that an unattended version of this
command is available as @option{--quick-update-pref}.
When setting preferences, you should list the algorithms in the order
which you'd like to see them used by someone else when encrypting a
@ -1196,6 +1197,16 @@ user ID which shall be flagged as the primary user ID. The primary
user ID flag is removed from all other user ids and the timestamp of
all affected self-signatures is set one second ahead.
@item --quick-update-pref @var{user-id}
@opindex quick-update-pref
This command updates the preference list of the key to the current
default value (either built-in or set via
@option{--default-preference-list}). This is the unattended version
of of using "setpref" in the @option{--key-edit} menu without giving a
list. Note that you can show the preferences in a key listing by
using @option{--list-options show-pref} or @option{--list-options
show-pref-verbose}. You should also re-distribute updated keys to
your peers.
@item --change-passphrase @var{user-id}
@opindex change-passphrase