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1 .\" Title: apt\-key
2 .\" Author: Jason Gunthorpe
3 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.71.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
4 .\" Date: 14 December 2003
5 .\" Manual:
6 .\" Source: Linux
7 .\"
8 .TH "APT\-KEY" "8" "14 December 2003" "Linux" ""
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10 .nh
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12 .ad l
13 .SH "NAME"
14 apt\-key \- APT key management utility
15 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
16 .HP 8
17 \fBapt\-key\fR [\fIcommand\fR/] [\fB\fIarguments\fR\fR...]
18 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
19 .PP
20
21 \fBapt\-key\fR
22 is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these keys will be considered trusted.
23 .SH "COMMANDS"
24 .PP
25 add \fIfilename\fR
26 .RS 3n
27 Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from
28 \fIfilename\fR, or standard input if
29 \fIfilename\fR
30 is
31 \-.
32 .RE
33 .PP
34 del \fIkeyid\fR
35 .RS 3n
36 Remove a key from the list of trusted keys.
37 .RE
38 .PP
39 list
40 .RS 3n
41 List trusted keys.
42 .RE
43 .PP
44 update
45 .RS 3n
46 Update the local keyring with the keyring of Debian archive keys and removes from the keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid.
47 .RE
48 .SH "FILES"
49 .PP
50 \fI/etc/apt/trusted.gpg\fR
51 .RS 3n
52 Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added here.
53 .RE
54 .PP
55 \fI/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg\fR
56 .RS 3n
57 Local trust database of archive keys.
58 .RE
59 .PP
60 \fI/usr/share/keyrings/debian\-archive\-keyring.gpg\fR
61 .RS 3n
62 Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys.
63 .RE
64 .PP
65 \fI/usr/share/keyrings/debian\-archive\-removed\-keys.gpg\fR
66 .RS 3n
67 Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.
68 .RE
69 .SH "SEE ALSO"
70 .PP
71
72 \fBapt\-get\fR(8),
73 \fBapt\-secure\fR(8)
74 .SH "BUGS"
75 .PP
76 [1]\&\fIAPT bug page\fR. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
77 \fI/usr/share/doc/debian/bug\-reporting.txt\fR
78 or the
79 \fBreportbug\fR(1)
80 command.
81 .SH "AUTHOR"
82 .PP
83 APT was written by the APT team
84 <apt@packages.debian.org>.
85 .SH "AUTHOR"
86 .PP
87 \fBJason Gunthorpe\fR
88 .sp -1n
89 .IP "" 3n
90 Author.
91 .SH "COPYRIGHT"
92 Copyright \(co 1998\-2001 Jason Gunthorpe
93 .br
94 .SH "REFERENCES"
95 .TP 3
96 1.\ APT bug page
97 \%http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt