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authorLars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>2015-01-30 19:13:41 +0200
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Describe how to find the key id
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@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ them. Run the following command and pick your key from the list.
gpg --list-keys
+The output will look something like this:
+
+ pub 4096R/5E8511F9 2009-07-22
+ uid Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>
+ sub 2048R/9BE35AE6 2011-08-05
+
+That's the output for one key; there may be many keys. The key
+identifier is on the line staring with `pub`, in the second column
+after the slash. Above, it's 5E8511F9.
+
In the rest of the examples in this chapter, we'll assume your key
identifier is CAFEFACE.