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@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ B<--export> [I<names>]
the file given with option "output". Use together
with B<-a> to mail those keys.
+B<--send-keys> [I<names>]
+ Same as B<--export> but sends the keys to a keyserver.
+ Option B<--keyserver> must be used to give the name
+ of this keyserver. Don't send your complete keyring
+ to a keyserver - select only those keys which are new
+ or changed by you.
+
B<--export-all> [I<names>]
Same as B<--export> but does also export keys which
are not compatible to OpenPGP.
@@ -288,6 +295,20 @@ B<--yes>
B<--no>
Assume "no" on most questions.
+B<--keyserver> I<name>
+ Use I<name> to lookup keys which are not yet in
+ your keyring; this is only done while verifying
+ messages with signatures. The option is also
+ required for the command B<--send-keys> to
+ specify the keyserver to where the keys should
+ be send. All keyservers synchronize with each
+ other - so there is no need to send keys to more
+ than one server. Using the command
+ "host -l pgp.net | grep wwwkeys" gives you a
+ list of keyservers. Because there is load
+ balancing using round-robin-dns you may notice
+ that you get different key servers.
+
B<--keyring> I<file>
Add I<file> to the list of keyrings.
If I<file> begins with a tilde and a slash, these
@@ -301,7 +322,6 @@ B<--keyring> I<file>
B<--secret-keyring> I<file>
Same as B<--keyring> but for secret keyrings.
-
B<--homedir> I<dir>
Set the name of the home directory to I<dir>. If this
option is not used it defaults to F<~/.gnupg>. It does