1PACMAN-KEY(8) Pacman Manual PACMAN-KEY(8)
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6 pacman-key - manage pacman's list of trusted keys
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9 pacman-key [options] operation [targets]
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12 pacman-key is a wrapper script for GnuPG used to manage pacman’s
13 keyring, which is the collection of PGP keys used to check signed
14 packages and databases. It provides the ability to import and export
15 keys, fetch keys from keyservers and update the key trust database.
16 More complex keyring management can be achieved using GnuPG directly
18 combined with the --homedir option pointing at the pacman keyring
19 (located in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg by default).
20 Invoking pacman-key consists of supplying an operation with any
22 potential options and targets to operate on. Depending on the
23 operation, a target may be a valid key identifier, filename, or
24 directory.
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27 -a, --add
28 Add the key(s) contained in the specified file or files to pacman’s
29 keyring. If a key already exists, update it.
30 -d, --delete
32 Remove the key(s) identified by the specified keyid(s) from
33 pacman’s keyring.
34 -e, --export
36 Export key(s) identified by the specified keyid(s) to stdout. If no
37 keyid is specified, all keys will be exported.
38 --edit-key
40 Present a menu for key management task on the specified keyid(s).
41 Useful for adjusting a keys trust level.
42 -f, --finger
44 List a fingerprint for each specified keyid, or for all known keys
45 if no keyids are specified.
46 -h, --help
48 Output syntax and command line options.
49 --import
51 Imports keys from pubring.gpg into the public keyring from the
52 specified directories.
53 --import-trustdb
55 Imports ownertrust values from trustdb.gpg into the shared trust
56 database from the specified directories.
57 --init
59 Ensure the keyring is properly initialized and has the required
60 access permissions.
61 -l, --list-keys
63 Lists all or specified keys from the public keyring.
64 --list-sigs
66 Same as --list-keys, but the signatures are listed too.
67 --lsign-key
69 Locally sign the given key. This is primarily used to root the web
70 of trust in the local private key generated by --init.
71 --nocolor
73 Disable colored output from pacman-key.
74 -r, --recv-keys
76 Equivalent to --recv-keys in GnuPG.
77 --refresh-keys
79 Equivalent to --refresh-keys in GnuPG.
80 --populate
82 Reload the default keys from the (optionally provided) keyrings in
83 /usr/share/pacman/keyrings. For more information, see Providing a
84 Keyring for Import below.
85 -u, --updatedb
87 Equivalent to --check-trustdb in GnuPG. This operation can be
88 specified with other operations.
89 -V, --version
91 Displays the program version.
92 -v, --verify
94 Verify the file(s) specified by the signature(s).
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97 --config <file>
98 Use an alternate configuration file instead of the /etc/pacman.conf
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100 --gpgdir <dir>
102 Set an alternate home directory for GnuPG. If unspecified, the
103 value is read from /etc/pacman.conf.
104 --keyserver <keyserver>
106 Use the specified keyserver if the operation requires one. This
107 will take precedence over any keyserver option specified in a
108 gpg.conf configuration file. Running --init with this option will
109 set the default keyserver if one was not already configured.
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112 A distribution or other repository provided may want to provide a set
113 of PGP keys used in the signing of its packages and repository
114 databases that can be readily imported into the pacman keyring. This is
115 achieved by providing a PGP keyring file foo.gpg that contains the keys
116 for the foo keyring in the directory /usr/share/pacman/keyrings.
117 Optionally, the file foo-trusted can be provided containing a list of
119 trusted key IDs for that keyring. This is a file in a format compatible
120 with gpg --export-ownertrust output. This file will inform the user
121 which keys a user needs to verify and sign to build a local web of
122 trust, in addition to assigning provided owner trust values.
123 Also optionally, the file foo-revoked can be provided containing a list
125 of revoked key IDs for that keyring. Revoked is defined as "no longer
126 valid for any signing", so should be used with prudence. A key being
127 marked as revoked will be disabled in the keyring and no longer treated
128 as valid, so this always takes priority over it’s trusted state in any
129 other keyring.
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132 pacman(8), pacman.conf(5)
133 See the pacman website at https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/ for current
135 information on pacman and its related tools.
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138 Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software. But if
139 we happen to be wrong, send us an email with as much detail as possible
140 to pacman-dev@archlinux.org.
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143 Current maintainers:
144 · Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
146 · Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
148 · Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
150 · Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
152 Past major contributors:
154 · Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
156 · Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
158 · Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
160 · Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail.com>
162 · Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl.u-szeged.hu>
164 For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the pacman.git
166 repository.
167Pacman 5.0.2 2019-07-26 PACMAN-KEY(8)