$Id$ Options may be specified on the command line or in an options file. The default location of the options file is ~/.gnupg/options. When specifying options in the options file, omit the leading two dashes and instead use simply the option name followed by any arguments. Lines in the file with a hash (#) as the first non-white-space character are ignored. keyserver specify the keyserver to use to locate keys keyserver server-name This option is used in conjunction with either recv-keys or send-keys to specify a keyserver to manage public key distribution. output specify the file in which to place output output file-name This is a description. recipient specify the recipient of a public-key encrypted document This is a description. armor ASCII-armor encrypted or signed output This is a description. no-greeting suppress the opening copyright notice but do not enter batch mode This is a description. local-user specifies a user id to use for signing localuser name Use name as the user ID to sign. This option is silently ignored for the list commands, so that it can be used in an options file. completes-needed specifies the number of fully-trusted people needed to validate a new key. completes-needed n A public key on your keyring is validated using those signatures on the key that were made by other valid keys on your keyring. The option specifies the number of signatures needed if you fully trust the owners of the keys that made the signatures. Your trust in a key's owner is set with the command edit-key. marginals-needed specifies the number of marginally-trusted people needed to validate a new key. marginals-needed n A public key on your keyring is validated using those signatures on the key that were made by other valid keys on your keyring. The option specifies the number of signatures needed if you marginally trust the owners of the keys that made the signatures. Your trust in a key's owner is set with the command edit-key.