diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d5d2c5f13..5629e321d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+
+    * New command --verify-files.
+
+    * Fixed some minor bugs.
+
+    * Add Indonesian and Portugese translations.
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.0 (1999-09-07)
 -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index 1297737fd..0cae9b476 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ filename to force a read from stdin). With more than
 and the remaining files are the signed stuff.
 </para></listitem></varlistentry>
 
+<varlistentry>
+<term>--verify-files <optional><optional><parameter/files/</optional>
+<listitem><para>
+This is a special version of the --verify command which does not work with
+detached signatures.  The command expects the files to bee verified either
+on the commandline or reads the filenames from stdin;  each anem muts be on
+separate line. The command is intended for quick checking of many files.
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
 <!--
 B<-k> [I<username>] [I<keyring>]
     Kludge to be somewhat compatible with PGP.
diff --git a/doc/gph/Makefile.am b/doc/gph/Makefile.am
index 732c3e3e6..7e469505a 100644
--- a/doc/gph/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/gph/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ all-local: ./signatures.jpg
 ./signatures.jpg: $(srcdir)/signatures.jpg.asc
 	../../g10/gpg --yes --dearmor \
 		      -o ./signatures.jpg $(srcdir)/signatures.jpg.asc
-	test -d manual && cp ./signatures.jpg ./manual/signatures.jpg
+	-test -d manual && cp ./signatures.jpg ./manual/signatures.jpg
 
 
 index.html: $(PARTS)
diff --git a/g10/ChangeLog b/g10/ChangeLog
index a614d0f25..73a9c4a7e 100644
--- a/g10/ChangeLog
+++ b/g10/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-Fri Sep 17 12:56:42 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
+Mon Sep 20 12:24:41 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
 
 
+	* verify.c (verify_files, ferify_one_file): New.
+	* g10.c:  New command --verify-files
+
+Fri Sep 17 12:56:42 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
+
 	* g10.c: Add UK spelling as alias for armor options ;-)
 
 	* import.c (append_uid): Fixed a SEGV when there is no selfsig and
@@ -9,16 +14,13 @@ Fri Sep 17 12:56:42 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
 
 Wed Sep 15 16:22:17 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
 
-
 	* g10.c: New option --entropy-dll-name
 
 Mon Sep 13 10:51:29 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
 
-
 	* signal.c (got_fatal_signal): Print message using write(2) and
 	only for development versions.
 
-
 Mon Sep  6 19:59:08 CEST 1999  Werner Koch  <wk@isil.d.shuttle.de>
 
 	* tdbio.c (tdbio_set_dbname): Use mkdir macro
diff --git a/g10/g10.c b/g10/g10.c
index 5fa2cade5..7a9e9238d 100644
--- a/g10/g10.c
+++ b/g10/g10.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values { aNull = 0,
     aImport,
     aFastImport,
     aVerify,
+    aVerifyFiles,
     aListKeys,
     aListSigs,
     aListSecretKeys,
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ static ARGPARSE_OPTS opts[] = {
     { aStore, "store",     256, N_("store only")},
     { aDecrypt, "decrypt",   256, N_("decrypt data (default)")},
     { aVerify, "verify"   , 256, N_("verify a signature")},
+    { aVerifyFiles, "verify-files" , 256, "@" },
     { aListKeys, "list-keys", 256, N_("list keys")},
     { aListKeys, "list-public-keys", 256, "@" },
     { aListSigs, "list-sigs", 256, N_("list keys and signatures")},
@@ -697,6 +699,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 	  case aClearsign: set_cmd( &cmd, aClearsign); break;
 	  case aGenRevoke: set_cmd( &cmd, aGenRevoke); break;
 	  case aVerify: set_cmd( &cmd, aVerify); break;
+	  case aVerifyFiles: set_cmd( &cmd, aVerifyFiles); break;
 	  case aPrimegen: set_cmd( &cmd, aPrimegen); break;
 	  case aGenRandom: set_cmd( &cmd, aGenRandom); break;
 	  case aPrintMD: set_cmd( &cmd, aPrintMD); break;
@@ -1116,6 +1119,11 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 	    log_error("verify signatures failed: %s\n", g10_errstr(rc) );
 	break;
 
+      case aVerifyFiles:
+	if( (rc = verify_files( argc, argv ) ))
+	    log_error("verify files failed: %s\n", g10_errstr(rc) );
+	break;
+
       case aDecrypt:
 	if( argc > 1 )
 	    wrong_args(_("--decrypt [filename]"));
diff --git a/g10/main.h b/g10/main.h
index df04f408d..3cca94a11 100644
--- a/g10/main.h
+++ b/g10/main.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ void secret_key_list( int nnames, char **names );
 
 /*-- verify.c --*/
 int verify_signatures( int nfiles, char **files );
+int verify_files( int nfiles, char **files );
 
 /*-- decrypt.c --*/
 int decrypt_message( const char *filename );
diff --git a/g10/verify.c b/g10/verify.c
index 589b1b7bb..171bff7b2 100644
--- a/g10/verify.c
+++ b/g10/verify.c
@@ -83,5 +83,63 @@ verify_signatures( int nfiles, char **files )
     return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+verify_one_file( const char *name )
+{
+    IOBUF fp;
+    armor_filter_context_t afx;
+    int rc;
 
+    fp = iobuf_open(name);
+    if( !fp ) {
+	log_error(_("can't open `%s'\n"), print_fname_stdin(name));
+	return G10ERR_OPEN_FILE;
+    }
+
+    if( !opt.no_armor ) {
+	if( use_armor_filter( fp ) ) {
+	    memset( &afx, 0, sizeof afx);
+	    iobuf_push_filter( fp, armor_filter, &afx );
+	}
+    }
+
+    rc = proc_signature_packets( NULL, fp, NULL, name );
+    iobuf_close(fp);
+    return rc;
+}
+
+/****************
+ * Verify each file given in the files array or read the names of the
+ * files from stdin.
+ * Note:  This function can not handle detached signatures.
+ */
+int
+verify_files( int nfiles, char **files )
+{
+    int i;
+
+    if( !nfiles ) { /* read the filenames from stdin */
+	char line[2048];
+	unsigned int lno = 0;
+
+	while( fgets(line, DIM(line), stdin) ) {
+	    lno++;
+	    if( !*line || line[strlen(line)-1] != '\n' ) {
+		log_error(_("input line %u too long or missing LF\n"), lno );
+		return G10ERR_GENERAL;
+	    }
+	    /* This code does not work on MSDOS but how cares there are
+	     * also no script languages available.  We don't strip any
+	     * spaces, so that we can process nearly all filenames */
+	    line[strlen(line)-1] = 0;
+	    verify_one_file( line );
+	}
+
+    }
+    else {  /* take filenames from the array */
+	for(i=0; i < nfiles; i++ )
+	    verify_one_file( files[i] );
+    }
+    return 0;
+}