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author | Silvio Rhatto <rhatto@riseup.net> | 2013-08-17 12:29:33 -0300 |
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diff --git a/share/man/keyringer.1 b/share/man/keyringer.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d14052b --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/keyringer.1 @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +.TH KEYRINGER 1 "August 17, 2013" "Keyringer User Manual" +.SH NAME +.PP +keyringer - encrypted and distributed secret sharing software +.SH SYNOPSIS +.PP +keyringer <\f[I]keyring\f[]> <\f[I]action\f[]> [\f[I]options\f[]]... +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +Keyringer lets you manage and share secrets using GPG and git with +custom commands to encrypt, decrypt, recrypt, create key pairs, etc. +.SH ACTIONS +.PP +Keyringer has three types of actions: +.IP "1." 3 +Configuration actions. +.IP "2." 3 +Secret manipulation actions. +.IP "3." 3 +Repository lookup and manipulation actions. +.SS CONFIGURATION ACTIONS +.PP +commands : List available actions, useful for shell completion and +syntax check. +.PP +options <\f[I]ls\f[]|\f[I]edit\f[]|\f[I]add\f[]> : List, edit or add +miscelaneous \f[I]repository options\f[]. +.PP +preferences <\f[I]ls\f[]|\f[I]edit\f[]|\f[I]add\f[]> : List, edit or add +\f[I]user options\f[] for a given repository. +.PP +recipients <\f[I]ls\f[]|\f[I]edit\f[]> <\f[I]recipient-file\f[]> : List +or edit recipient configuration. +.PP +usage : Show usage information. +.SS SECRET MANIPULATION ACTIONS +.PP +All secret manipulation actions operates upon a \f[I]SECRET\f[], which +is the pathname of an encrypted file relative to keyring with optional +\f[C]\&.asc\f[] extension. +.PP +Secret manipulation actions do not commit changes into the secret +repository. +After any manipulation, the user has to manually commit the changes. +.PP +append <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Append contents into a secret. +.PP +append-batch <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Append contents into a secret, batch +mode. +.PP +decrypt <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Decrypts a secret into standard output. +.PP +del <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Removes a secret using git. +After deleting a secret a git commit and push is still needed to update +remote repositories. +To completely remove a file from a keyring, you should also rewrite the +git history by yourself. +.PP +edit <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Edits a secret by temporarily decrypting it, +opening the decrypted copy into \f[I]$EDITOR\f[] and then recrypting it +again. +.PP +encrypt <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Encrypts content from standard input into +\f[I]SECRET\f[]. +.PP +encrypt-batch <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Encrypt content, batch mode. +.PP +genpair <\f[I]ssh\f[]|\f[I]gpg\f[]|\f[I]ssl\f[]|\f[I]ssl-self\f[]> +[\f[I]options\f[]] : Wrapper to generete encryption keypairs, useful for +automated key deployment. +.PP +recrypt <\f[I]SECRET\f[]> : Recrypts a secret by decrypting it and +recrypting again. +Useful when users are added into recipient configuration. +If no \f[I]SECRET\f[] is given, all secrets in the repository are +re-encrypted. +.SH REPOSITORY LOOKUP AND MANIPULATION ACTIONS +.PP +git <\f[I]action\f[]> <\f[I]options\f[]> : Git wrapper that operates +from the toplevel keyring repository. +.PP +ls <\f[I]PATH\f[]> : List contents from the toplevel repository +\f[I]keys\f[] folder or from relative \f[I]PATH\f[]. +.SH SEE ALSO +.PP +The \f[I]README\f[] file distributed with Keyringer contains full +documentation. +.PP +The Keyringer source code and all documentation may be downloaded from +<https://keyringer.pw>. +.SH AUTHORS +Silvio Rhatto. diff --git a/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn b/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99abd60 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/keyringer.1.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +% KEYRINGER(1) Keyringer User Manual +% Silvio Rhatto +% August 17, 2013 + +# NAME + +keyringer - encrypted and distributed secret sharing software + +# SYNOPSIS + +keyringer <*keyring*> <*action*> [*options*]... + +# DESCRIPTION + +Keyringer lets you manage and share secrets using GPG and git with custom +commands to encrypt, decrypt, recrypt, create key pairs, etc. + +# ACTIONS + +Keyringer has three types of actions: + +1. Configuration actions. +2. Secret manipulation actions. +3. Repository lookup and manipulation actions. + +## CONFIGURATION ACTIONS + +commands +: List available actions, useful for shell completion and syntax check. + +options <*ls*|*edit*|*add*> +: List, edit or add miscelaneous *repository options*. + +preferences <*ls*|*edit*|*add*> +: List, edit or add *user options* for a given repository. + +recipients <*ls*|*edit*> <*recipient-file*> +: List or edit recipient configuration. + +usage +: Show usage information. + +## SECRET MANIPULATION ACTIONS + +All secret manipulation actions operates upon a *SECRET*, which is the pathname +of an encrypted file relative to keyring with optional `.asc` extension. + +Secret manipulation actions do not commit changes into the secret repository. +After any manipulation, the user has to manually commit the changes. + +append <*SECRET*> +: Append contents into a secret. + +append-batch <*SECRET*> +: Append contents into a secret, batch mode. + +decrypt <*SECRET*> +: Decrypts a secret into standard output. + +del <*SECRET*> +: Removes a secret using git. After deleting a secret a git commit and push is still + needed to update remote repositories. To completely remove a file from a keyring, + you should also rewrite the git history by yourself. + +edit <*SECRET*> +: Edits a secret by temporarily decrypting it, opening the decrypted copy into *$EDITOR* + and then recrypting it again. + +encrypt <*SECRET*> +: Encrypts content from standard input into *SECRET*. + +encrypt-batch <*SECRET*> +: Encrypt content, batch mode. + +genpair <*ssh*|*gpg*|*ssl*|*ssl-self*> [*options*] +: Wrapper to generete encryption keypairs, useful for automated key deployment. + +recrypt <*SECRET*> +: Recrypts a secret by decrypting it and recrypting again. Useful when users are added + into recipient configuration. If no *SECRET* is given, all secrets in the repository + are re-encrypted. + +# REPOSITORY LOOKUP AND MANIPULATION ACTIONS + +git <*action*> <*options*> +: Git wrapper that operates from the toplevel keyring repository. + +ls <*PATH*> +: List contents from the toplevel repository *keys* folder or from relative *PATH*. + +# SEE ALSO + +The *README* file distributed with Keyringer contains full documentation. + +The Keyringer source code and all documentation may be downloaded from +<https://keyringer.pw>. |