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## NAME
       gpg-check-pattern - Check a passphrase on stdin against the patternfile


## SYNOPSIS
       **gpg-check-pattern** [_options_] _patternfile_


## DESCRIPTION
       **gpg-check-pattern** checks a passphrase given on stdin against a specified patternfile.


## OPTIONS
### -v --verbose
              Produce verbose output

### --check
              run only a syntax check on the patternfile

### -0 --null
              input is expected to be null delimited

       Please report bugs to <<https://dev.gnupg.org>>.


## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>

       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

       This  manpage was written by **Daniel** **Kahn** **Gillmor** for the Debian distribution (but may be used
       by others).



gpg-check-pattern (GnuPG) 2.1.11             March 2016                         [GPG-CHECK-PATTERN(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GPG-CHECK-PATTERN/1/markdown)