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elbe-sign
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NAME
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elbe-sign - Add a signature to the given file

SYNOPSIS
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   ::

      elbe sign <filename> <fingerprint>

DESCRIPTION
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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
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<filename>
   The name of the file to sign.

<fingerprint>
   The fingerprint of the private GPG key to use for signing the file.

EXAMPLES
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-  sign *rfs.tar.bz2* with the key having the fingerprint *FEE1DEAD*

   ::

      elbe sign rfs.tar.bz2 FEE1DEAD

ELBE
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Part of the ``elbe(1)`` suite