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/usr/bin/gnupg-pkcs11-scd

gnupg-pkcs11-scd is a smart-card daemon (scdaemon replacement) for GnuPG that lets GnuPG use cryptographic tokens and HSMs through the PKCS

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gnupg-pkcs11-scd 0.11.0

Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Zeljko Vrba <zvrba@globalnet.hr>
Copyright (c) 2006-2017 Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@gmail.com>
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.

Syntax: /usr/bin/gnupg-pkcs11-scd [options]
Smartcard daemon for GnuPG

Options:

     --server              run in server mode (foreground)
     --multi-server        run in multi server mode (foreground)
     --daemon              run in daemon mode (background)
 -v, --verbose             verbose
 -q, --quiet               be somewhat more quiet
 -s, --sh                  sh-style command output
 -c, --csh                 csh-style command output
     --options             read options from file
     --no-detach           do not detach from the console
     --homedir             specify home directory
     --uid-acl             accept only this uid, implies world read/write socket
     --log-file            use a log file for the server
     --help                print this information
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
--serverRun in server mode (foreground).help + man
--multi-serverRun in multi-server mode (foreground).help + man
--daemonrun in daemon mode (background)help + man
-v, --verboseBe verbose while running.help + man
-q, --quietBe as quiet as possible.help + man
-s, --shOutput sh-style environment variable definition.help + man
-c, --cshOutput csh-style environment variable definition.help + man
--options fileRead options from file.help + man
--no-detachDo not detach from console (useful for debugging purposes).help + man
--homedir dirUse this home directory instead of guessing.help + man
--uid-acl uidCreate unix socket as world read/write and apply access control that accepts only remote processes of this uid.help + man
--log-file fileuse a log file for the serverhelp + man
--helpPrint help information.help + man

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