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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/pacman-key.8.asciidoc | 8 |
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diff --git a/doc/pacman-key.8.asciidoc b/doc/pacman-key.8.asciidoc index f0b5ac08..e32fe5d8 100644 --- a/doc/pacman-key.8.asciidoc +++ b/doc/pacman-key.8.asciidoc @@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ Operations Displays the program version. *-v, \--verify*:: - Verify the file(s) specified by the signature(s). + Assume that the first argument is a signature and verify it. If a second + argument is provided, it is the file to be verified. ++ +With only one argument given, assume that the signature is a detached +signature, and look for a matching data file to verify by stripping the file +extension. If no matching data file is found, fall back on GnuPG semantics and +attempt to verify a file with an embedded signature. Options |