[svn] GnuPG - r4848 - trunk/doc

[svn author wk]

Author: wk
Date: 2008-10-13 11:29:20 +0200 (Mon, 13 Oct 2008)
New Revision: 4848

Modified:
   trunk/doc/ChangeLog
   trunk/doc/gpgsm.texi
   trunk/doc/tools.texi
Log:
Explain how to delete a secret X.509 key.


Modified: trunk/doc/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/ChangeLog	2008-10-03 21:26:33 UTC (rev 4847)
+++ trunk/doc/ChangeLog	2008-10-13 09:29:20 UTC (rev 4848)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-10-13  Werner Koch  <wk at g10code.com>
+
+	* gpgsm.texi (Certificate Management): Explain hot to delete the
+	secret key.
+
 2008-10-01  Werner Koch  <wk at g10code.com>
 
 	* tools.texi (Controlling gpg-connect-agent): Describe /datafile.

Modified: trunk/doc/gpgsm.texi
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/gpgsm.texi	2008-10-03 21:26:33 UTC (rev 4847)
+++ trunk/doc/gpgsm.texi	2008-10-13 09:29:20 UTC (rev 4848)
@@ -224,7 +224,13 @@
 
 @item --delete-keys @var{pattern}
 @opindex delete-keys
-Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}.
+Delete the keys matching @var{pattern}.  Note that there is no command
+to delete the secret part of the key directly.  In case you need to do
+this, you should run the command @code{gpg --dump-secret-keys KEYID}
+before you delete the key, copy the string of hex-digits in the
+``keygrip'' line and delete the file consisting of these hex-digits
+and the suffix @code{.key} from the @file{private-keys-v1.d} directory
+below our GnuPG home directory (usually @file{~/.gnupg}).
 
 @item --export [@var{pattern}]
 @opindex export

Modified: trunk/doc/tools.texi
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/tools.texi	2008-10-03 21:26:33 UTC (rev 4847)
+++ trunk/doc/tools.texi	2008-10-13 09:29:20 UTC (rev 4848)
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@
 experimental and might change in future versions.
 
 @item /showopen
-Show a listy of open files.
+Show a list of open files.
 
 @item /serverpid
 Send the Assuan command @command{GETINFO pid} to the server and store