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Fix doc for the Expire-Date key generation parameter. 

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Werner Koch 2013-04-04 14:24:11 +02:00
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@ -3310,21 +3310,23 @@ If you don't give any of them, no user ID is created.
@item Expire-Date: @var{iso-date}|(@var{number}[d|w|m|y]) @item Expire-Date: @var{iso-date}|(@var{number}[d|w|m|y])
Set the expiration date for the key (and the subkey). It may either Set the expiration date for the key (and the subkey). It may either
be entered in ISO date format (2000-08-15) or as number of days, be entered in ISO date format (e.g. "20000815T145012") or as number of
weeks, month or years. The special notation "seconds=N" is also days, weeks, month or years after the creation date. The special
allowed to directly give an Epoch value. Without a letter days are notation "seconds=N" is also allowed to specify a number of seconds
assumed. Note that there is no check done on the overflow of the type since creation. Without a letter days are assumed. Note that there
used by OpenPGP for timestamps. Thus you better make sure that the is no check done on the overflow of the type used by OpenPGP for
given value make sense. Although OpenPGP works with time intervals, timestamps. Thus you better make sure that the given value make
GnuPG uses an absolute value internally and thus the last year we can sense. Although OpenPGP works with time intervals, GnuPG uses an
represent is 2105. absolute value internally and thus the last year we can represent is
2105.
@item Ceation-Date: @var{iso-date} @item Ceation-Date: @var{iso-date}
Set the creation date of the key as stored in the key information and Set the creation date of the key as stored in the key information and
which is also part of the fingerprint calculation. Either a date like which is also part of the fingerprint calculation. Either a date like
"1986-04-26" or a full timestamp like "19860426T042640" may be used. "1986-04-26" or a full timestamp like "19860426T042640" may be used.
The time is considered to be UTC. If it is not given the current time The time is considered to be UTC. The special notation "seconds=N"
is used. may be used to directly specify a the number of seconds since Epoch
(Unix time). If it is not given the current time is used.
@item Preferences: @var{string} @item Preferences: @var{string}
Set the cipher, hash, and compression preference values for this key. Set the cipher, hash, and compression preference values for this key.