elbe-sign
NAME
elbe-sign - Add a signature to the given file
SYNOPSIS
elbe sign <filename> <fingerprint>
DESCRIPTION
Sign the given file with the GPG key having the specified fingerprint. The resulting file will contain both the compressed data and the signature (the same format gpg –sign uses if no other arguments are specified), and it will get a .gpg extension.
The person receiving the file can use gpg –decrypt or
elbe-remove_sign(1)
to verify the file and to get the original
content.
OPTIONS
- <filename>
The name of the file to sign.
- <fingerprint>
The fingerprint of the private GPG key to use for signing the file.
EXAMPLES
sign rfs.tar.bz2 with the key having the fingerprint FEE1DEAD
elbe sign rfs.tar.bz2 FEE1DEAD
ELBE
Part of the elbe(1)
suite