NAME

sign - Signs messages or data files

SYNOPSIS

sign [-o|--output] [-B|--binary] [--private-key-store] [ --detached] [--cleartext-signature] [ -a|--append] [-n|--notarize] [ --merge] [--signer-key] [-t| --time] [--notation] [-h|--help] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

Signs messages or data files
Creates signed messages or detached signatures. Detached signatures are often used to sign software packages.
The converse operation is "sq verify".

OPTIONS

-o, --output=FILE
Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted
-B, --binary
Emits binary data
--private-key-store=KEY_STORE
Provides parameters for private key store
--detached
Creates a detached signature
--cleartext-signature
Creates a cleartext signature
-a, --append
Appends a signature to existing signature
-n, --notarize
Signs a message and all existing signatures
--merge=SIGNED-MESSAGE
Merges signatures from the input and SIGNED-MESSAGE
--signer-key=KEY
Signs using KEY
-t, --time=TIME
Chooses keys valid at the specified time and sets the signature's creation time
--notation=NAME VALUE
Adds a notation to the certification. A user-defined notation's name must be of the form "[email protected]". If the notation's name starts with a !, then the notation is marked as being critical. If a consumer of a signature doesn't understand a critical notation, then it will ignore the signature. The notation is marked as being human readable.
-h, --help
Print help information
[FILE]
Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES


Create a signed message 
 sq sign --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt


Create a detached signature 
 sq sign --detached --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt

SEE ALSO

For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>.
sq(1) sq-armor(1) sq-autocrypt(1) sq-certify(1) sq-dearmor(1) sq-decrypt(1) sq-encrypt(1) sq-inspect(1) sq-key(1) sq-keyring(1) sq-keyserver(1) sq-packet(1) sq-revoke(1) sq-verify(1) sq-wkd(1)