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to be used.
*\--gpgdir* <dir>::
- Specify a directory of files used by GnuPG to verify package signatures.
- This directory should contain two files: `pubring.gpg` and `trustdb.gpg`.
- `pubring.gpg` holds the public keys of all packagers. `trustdb.gpg`
- contains a so-called trust database, which specifies that the keys are
- authentic and trusted.
+ Specify a directory of files used by GnuPG to verify package signatures (a
+ typical default is +{sysconfdir}/pacman.d/gnupg+). This directory should contain
+ two files: `pubring.gpg` and `trustdb.gpg`. `pubring.gpg` holds the public keys
+ of all packagers. `trustdb.gpg` contains a so-called trust database, which
+ specifies that the keys are authentic and trusted. *NOTE*: this is an absolute
+ path, the root path is not automatically prepended.
*\--logfile* <file>::
Specify an alternate log file. This is an absolute path, regardless of