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authorDaniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>2010-11-16 22:35:21 -0500
committerDaniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>2010-11-16 22:35:21 -0500
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@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ You can also package it to your preferred distro.
Creating a keyringer repository
-------------------------------
-The first step will would like to take is to setup a keyring. Keyringer suport
-management of multiple isolated keyrings. To start a new keyring (or register
-an existing one at your config file), type
+The first step is to setup a keyring.
+
+Keyringer supports management of multiple isolated keyrings. To start
+a new keyring (or register an existing one with your config file),
+run:
keyringer <keyring> init <path> [remote]
This will
- 1. Add an entry at $HOME/.keyringer aliasing 'keyring' to 'path'.
+ 1. Add an entry at $HOME/.keyringer/config aliasing 'keyring' to 'path'.
2. Initialize a git repository if needed.
For example,
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ For example,
will create an alias "friends" pointing to $HOME/keyrings/friends. Call all
other keyring actions using this alias.
-If there is an existing remote keyring repository and you just want to checkout
-it, use
+If there is an existing remote keyring git repository and you just
+want to checkout it, use
keyringer friends init $HOME/keyrings/friends <repository-url>
@@ -98,8 +100,8 @@ To edit a key, use
keyringer <keyring> edit <file>
-Use this option with caution as it keeps temporary unencrypted data into keyringer
-temp folder and at your $EDITOR temp files.
+Use this option with caution as it keeps temporary unencrypted data
+into keyringer temp folder and at your editor's temp files.
Listing keys
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ There are lots of things that can be enhanced, like:
- Rewrite using an object-oriented programming language?
+ - tab completion subcommand support for popular shells like bash
+
Development
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