1GPGV(1) GNU Privacy Guard GPGV(1)
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6 gpgv - Verify OpenPGP signatures
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9 gpgv [options] signed_files
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16 gpgv is an OpenPGP signature verification tool.
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18 This program is actually a stripped down version of gpg which is only
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20 gpg and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public
21 keys used to make the signature are valid. There are no configuration
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24 gpgv assumes that all keys in the keyring are trustworthy. By default
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26 home directory as defined by GnuPG or set by an option or an environ‐
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44 -v Gives more information during processing. If used twice, the
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90 Verify the signature of the file. The second form is used for
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129GnuPG 1.4.7 2008-04-16 GPGV(1)