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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-03 05:08:24 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080903050824-x38ghzu01vkfrpb4
* plugins.d/password-request.xml (OVERVIEW): Improved wording.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
 
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
 
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "password-request">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-03">
 
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]>
 
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
 
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  <refentryinfo>
 
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <!-- Nwalsh’s docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
 
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
 
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
 
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
 
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    <authorgroup>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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    </authorgroup>
 
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    <copyright>
 
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
 
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
 
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    </copyright>
 
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    <xi:include href="../legalnotice.xml"/>
 
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  </refentryinfo>
 
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  <refmeta>
 
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
 
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    <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
 
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  </refmeta>
 
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  <refnamediv>
 
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
 
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    <refpurpose>
 
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      Client for mandos
 
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    </refpurpose>
 
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  </refnamediv>
 
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--connect
 
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        <replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-c
 
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        <replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--keydir
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--interface
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--pubkey
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-p
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--seckey
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-s
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg>
 
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        <option>--priority <replaceable>STRING</replaceable></option>
 
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      </arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg>
 
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        <option>--dh-bits <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option>
 
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      </arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg>
 
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        <option>--debug</option>
 
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      </arg>
 
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    </cmdsynopsis>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group choice="req">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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    </cmdsynopsis>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <arg choice="plain"><option>--usage</option></arg>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group choice="req">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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    </cmdsynopsis>
 
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  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
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  <refsect1 id="description">
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a client program that
 
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      communicates with <citerefentry><refentrytitle
 
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      >mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
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      to get a password.  It uses IPv6 link-local addresses to get
 
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      network connectivity, Zeroconf to find the server, and TLS with
 
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      an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and confidentiality.  It
 
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      keeps running, trying all servers on the network, until it
 
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      receives a satisfactory reply.
 
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    <para>
 
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      This program is not meant to be run directly; it is really meant
 
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      to run as a plugin of the <application>Mandos</application>
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which runs in the
 
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      initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment because it is
 
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      specified as a <quote>keyscript</quote> in the <citerefentry>
 
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      <refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
 
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      </citerefentry> file.
 
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
 
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      rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
 
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      <emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>.  See <xref
 
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      linkend="overview"/> for details.
 
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  </refsect1>
 
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      This program is commonly not invoked from the command line; it
 
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      is normally started by the <application>Mandos</application>
 
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      plugin runner, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle
 
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      >plugin-runner</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
 
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      </citerefentry>.  Any command line options this program accepts
 
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      are therefore normally provided by the plugin runner, and not
 
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    <variablelist>
 
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      <varlistentry>
 
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        <term><option>--connect=<replaceable
 
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        >ADDRESS</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
 
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        >PORT</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-c
 
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            Do not use Zeroconf to locate servers.  Connect directly
 
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            server.  Note that an IPv6 address has colon characters in
 
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            assumed to separate the address from the port number.
 
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            This option is normally only useful for testing and
 
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        <term><option>--keydir=<replaceable
 
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        >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-d
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            Directory to read the OpenPGP key files
 
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        <term><option>--interface=
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            Network interface that will be brought up and scanned for
 
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            <quote><literal>eth0</literal></quote>.
 
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        <term><option>--pubkey=<replaceable
 
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        >FILE</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-p
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            OpenPGP public key file base name.  This will be combined
 
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            option to form an absolute file name.  The default name is
 
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        <term><option>-s
 
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