From eee068778cb28ecf3c14e1bf843a95547d72c42d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 18:14:06 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 2.2.40. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/opt-homedir.texi | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/opt-homedir.texi (limited to 'doc/opt-homedir.texi') diff --git a/doc/opt-homedir.texi b/doc/opt-homedir.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07993d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/opt-homedir.texi @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +@c This option is included at several places. +@item --homedir @var{dir} +@opindex homedir +@efindex GNUPGHOME +@efindex HKCU\Software\GNU\GnuPG:HomeDir +Set the name of the home directory to @var{dir}. If this option is not +used, the home directory defaults to @file{~/.gnupg}. It is only +recognized when given on the command line. It also overrides any home +directory stated through the environment variable @env{GNUPGHOME} or +(on Windows systems) by means of the Registry entry +@var{HKCU\Software\GNU\GnuPG:HomeDir}. + +On Windows systems it is possible to install GnuPG as a portable +application. In this case only this command line option is +considered, all other ways to set a home directory are ignored. + +@efindex gpgconf.ctl +To install GnuPG as a portable application under Windows, create an +empty file named @file{gpgconf.ctl} in the same directory as the tool +@file{gpgconf.exe}. The root of the installation is then that +directory; or, if @file{gpgconf.exe} has been installed directly below +a directory named @file{bin}, its parent directory. You also need to +make sure that the following directories exist and are writable: +@file{ROOT/home} for the GnuPG home and @file{ROOT@value{LOCALCACHEDIR}} +for internal cache files. -- cgit v1.2.3