How to delete a secret key in batch mode?

[Bernard]

Hi David

Thanks for your help.

Where can I find the syntax for deleting a secret key by fingerprint?

I get an eof error when I use what I guess is the fingerprint:


C:\gnupg\gpg.exe --homedir "\tmp" --fingerprint 1CBB4C01
pub   1024D/1CBB4C01 2005-09-14
      Key fingerprint = 361C C290 F145 7D9B AB8F  D49C 18C3 9694 1CBB
4C01
uid                  bttest$actrix.gen.nz (Test key comment)
<bttest$actrix.gen.nz>
sub   1024g/87D138B1 2005-09-14

C:\gnupg\gpg.exe --homedir "\tmp" --batch --delete-secret-key "361C
C290 F145 7D9B AB8F  D49C 18C3 9694 1CBB 4C01"
gpg: key "361C C290 F145 7D9B AB8F  D49C 18C3 9694 1CBB 4C01" not
found: eof
gpg: 361C C290 F145 7D9B AB8F  D49C 18C3 9694 1CBB 4C01: delete key
failed: eof

Thanks again

Bernard



On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:00:30 -0400, you wrote:

>On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 11:38:22AM +1200, Bernard wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have added a secret key in batch mode.
>> 
>> Now I want to delete it in batch mode.
>> 
>> gpg prints an error:
>> 
>> gpg: can't do that in batchmode
>> gpg: (unless you specify the key by fingerprint)
>> 
>> The command I use is:
>> 
>> C:\gnupg\gpg.exe --homedir "\tmp" --yes --batch --delete-secret-key
>> 1CBB4C01
>> 
>> It looks like I am doing what the error message requests: Specifying
>> the key by fingerprint.
>> 
>> Am I overlooking anything?
>
>1CBB4C01 is not a fingerprint.  Do this:
>
>  gpg --fingerprint 1CBB4C01
>
>The resulting value is a fingerprint.
>
>David
>
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