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Commands are not distinguished from options except for the fact that only one command is allowed.
gpg2
may be run with no commands, in which case it will
perform a reasonable action depending on the type of file it is given
as input (an encrypted message is decrypted, a signature is verified,
a file containing keys is listed).
Please remember that option as well as command parsing stops as soon as a non-option is encountered, you can explicitly stop parsing by using the special option --.
• General GPG Commands: | Commands not specific to the functionality. | |
• Operational GPG Commands: | Commands to select the type of operation. | |
• OpenPGP Key Management: | How to manage your keys. |