Why is there a conflict?

[Stefan Claas]

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:10 AM Ayoub Misherghi <ayoubhm at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 1/16/2021 3:18 AM, Stefan Claas wrote:
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> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 11:57 AM Stefan Claas
> <spam.trap.mailing.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 11:34 AM Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
> <gnupg-users at gnupg.org> wrote:
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> The intention is to sign and encrypt "data.file" producing a detached signature file.
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> a at b:c$ gpg -s -e -b -r Mike data.file
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> gpg: conflicting commands
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> Why is there a conflict? I do not want to produce an attached signature.
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> You use -s and -b, try 'gpg -a -b -e file'
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> You can shorten this like: 'gpg -aber Mike data.file' (cool German
> word 'aber' :-)
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> Regards
> Stefan
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> gpg -aber data.file
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> produced "data.file.asc" and no "data.file.sig"
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> Danke,

Gern geschehen (you're welcome)!

Try to omit the 'a' and see if you then get the .sig file.
(I am a bit out of the loop regarding gpg)

Regards
Stefan