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I. Command Reference

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send-keys — send keys to a key server
recv-keys — retrieve keys from a key server
encrypt — encrypt a document
decrypt — decrypt an encrypted document
clearsign — make a cleartext signature
fingerprint — display key fingerprints
detach-sig — make a detached signature
gen-key — generate a new keypair
symmetric — encrypt a document using only a symmetric encryption algorithm
list-keys — list information about the specified keys
import — import keys to a local keyring
verify — verify a signed document
gen-revoke — generate a revocation certificate for a public/private keypair
export — export keys from a local keyring
edit-key — presents a menu for operating on keys
version — display version information

Key specifiers

Many commands and options require a key specifier. A key specifier is the key ID or any portion of ther user ID of a key. Consider the following example. 

alice% gpg --list-keys chloe
pub  1024D/B87DBA93 1999-06-28 Chloe (Jester) <chloe@cyb.org>
uid                            Chloe (Plebian) <chloe@tel.net>
sub  2048g/B7934539 1999-06-28
For this key, 0xB87DBA93, Chloe, Plebian, and oe@tel are all examples of key specifiers that match the above key.

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