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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9a19eb89cd..8987b20fa9 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -7268,6 +7268,36 @@ The following options can be used to customize GnuPG operation: Use @var{command} as the GnuPG 2.x command. @var{command} is searched for in @code{$PATH}. +@item --keyring=@var{file} +Use @var{file} as the keyring for upstream keys. @var{file} must be in the +@dfn{keybox format}. Keybox files usually have a name ending in @file{.kbx} +and the GNU@tie{}Privacy Guard (GPG) can manipulate these files +(@pxref{kbxutil, @command{kbxutil},, gnupg, Using the GNU Privacy Guard}, for +information on a tool to manipulate keybox files). + +When this option is omitted, @command{guix refresh} uses +@file{~/.config/guix/upstream/trustedkeys.kbx} as the keyring for upstream +signing keys. OpenPGP signatures are checked against keys from this keyring; +missing keys are downloaded to this keyring as well (see +@option{--key-download} below.) + +You can export keys from your default GPG keyring into a keybox file using +commands like this one: + +@example +gpg --export rms@@gnu.org | kbxutil --import-openpgp >> mykeyring.kbx +@end example + +Likewise, you can fetch keys to a specific keybox file like this: + +@example +gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring mykeyring.kbx \ + --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID} +@end example + +@ref{GPG Configuration Options, @option{--keyring},, gnupg, Using the GNU +Privacy Guard}, for more information on GPG's @option{--keyring} option. + @item --key-download=@var{policy} Handle missing OpenPGP keys according to @var{policy}, which may be one of: |