From 12dbaf9d303e8db239c61d1dd2c6b82b857cee0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:13:41 +0200 Subject: Describe how to find the key id --- manual/en/110-encryption.mdwn | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'manual/en') diff --git a/manual/en/110-encryption.mdwn b/manual/en/110-encryption.mdwn index 7601ea33..2571428c 100644 --- a/manual/en/110-encryption.mdwn +++ b/manual/en/110-encryption.mdwn @@ -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 + 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. -- cgit v1.2.1