Hi, try $ gpg2 --no-default-keyring --keyring <file> --list-keys
It doesn't give me the same output, but this seems the most obviuous command to me. I couldn't find the exact output either. I was missing fingerprints, but --with-fingerprint didn't help. Hope this helps, Ben 2010/6/8 Joke de Buhr <j...@seiken.de>: > If I run the command on my primary keyring I get this output > > $ gpg2 ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg > gpg: error reading key: No public key > > It doesn't look like the "reasonable action" is deterministic. > > > On Monday 07 June 2010 21:43:23 Hauke Laging wrote: >> Hello, >> >> the man page says: >> >> "gpg2 may be run with no commands, in which case it will perform a >> reasonable action depending on the type of file it is given as input (an >> encrypted message is decrypted, a signature is verified, a file containing >> keys is listed)." >> >> Indeed: >> start cmd:> gpg secondsecring.gpg >> sec 1024R/0x297AB799 2010-06-02 Smartcard Test <smartcardt...@hauke- >> laging.de> >> ssb 1024R/0xF64B4F0F 2010-06-02 >> ssb 1024R/0xF17AAD5B 2010-06-02 >> ssb 1024R/0xD62B6574 2010-06-02 >> >> But which command is used here? I don't find a suitable one. >> >> start cmd:> gpg --list-keys secondsecring.gpg >> gpg: error reading key: Kein öffentlicher Schlüssel >> >> I hope there is a "tell me what this is" command that does nothing else (so >> that it can be safely used). If it is a keyring, list the content (like now >> without a command), if it is an encrypted file it would be nice to know >> that (and the recipients' key IDs) WITHOUT gpg automatically trying to >> decrypt it (assuming a cached passphrase). If it is a signature tell me >> the ID of the signing key (and the hash of the file?) without validating >> the signature (maybe the signed file is unavailable). >> >> >> CU >> >> Hauke > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > > _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users