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diff --git a/doc/tools.texi b/doc/tools.texi index be1233b..030f269 100644 --- a/doc/tools.texi +++ b/doc/tools.texi @@ -305,12 +305,22 @@ Reload all or the given component. This is basically the same as sending a SIGHUP to the component. Components which don't support reloading are ignored. +@ifset gpgtwoone +@item --launch [@var{component}] +@opindex launch +If the @var{component} is not already running, start it. +@command{component} must be a daemon. This is in general not required +because the system starts these daemons as needed. However, external +software making direct use of @command{gpg-agent} or @command{dirmngr} +may use this command to ensure that they are started. + @item --kill [@var{component}] @opindex kill Kill the given component. Components which support killing are gpg-agent and scdaemon. Components which don't support reloading are ignored. Note that as of now reload and kill have the same effect for scdaemon. +@end ifset @end table @@ -1050,10 +1060,11 @@ may not be used and the passphrases for the to be used keys are given at machine startup. Passphrases set with this utility don't expire unless the -@option{--forget} option is used to explicitly clear them from the cache ---- or @command{gpg-agent} is either restarted or reloaded (by sending a -SIGHUP to it). It is necessary to allow this passphrase presetting by -starting @command{gpg-agent} with the +@option{--forget} option is used to explicitly clear them from the +cache --- or @command{gpg-agent} is either restarted or reloaded (by +sending a SIGHUP to it). Nite that the maximum cache time as set with +@option{--max-cache-ttl} is still honored. It is necessary to allow +this passphrase presetting by starting @command{gpg-agent} with the @option{--allow-preset-passphrase}. @menu @@ -1190,6 +1201,18 @@ Try to be as quiet as possible. @opindex agent-program Specify the agent program to be started if none is running. +@ifset gpgtwoone +@item --dirmngr-program @var{file} +@opindex dirmngr-program +Specify the directory manager (keyserver client) program to be started +if none is running. This has only an effect if used together with the +option @option{--dirmngr}. + +@item --dirmngr +@opindex dirmngr +Connect to a running directory manager (keyserver client) instead of +to the gpg-agent. If a dirmngr is not running, start it. +@end ifset @item -S @itemx --raw-socket @var{name} |