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authorLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 15:18:16 +0300
committerLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 15:18:16 +0300
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Add: note about gpg agent for keysigning
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@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ Signing a key: HOWTO, part 1
* this will result in a **`gpg>`** prompt
* enter the **`sign`** command, *check the fingerprint*, answer yes
if you want to sign; this will ask for your key passphrase
+ * you may also have a GPG agent running, in which case you may
+ not need to provide a passphrase; the agent keeps the private
+ key and remembers it without you having to enter a passphrase
+ every time
* enter the **`save`** command at the prompt