Q. about difference between -sign and -clearsign

[Anthony E. Greene]

darren chamberlain wrote:
> The output of --sign is a file containing the only signature, while
> clearsigning combines the file and the signature.

Not quite. Both options create a file that contains both the signed data 
and the signature. You may be thinking of --detach-sign.

The only difference between --sign and --clearsign is whether the output 
is human-readable.

Tony
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