# phpman > man > gpgv(1) > **TLDR:** Verify OpenPGP signatures. > - Verify a clearsigned or inline-signed file (the signature is embedded in the file itself): `gpgv {{path/to/file.asc}}` - Verify a detached signature (`.asc` or `.sig`) against its corresponding data file: `gpgv {{path/to/signature.asc}} {{path/to/data_file}}` - Verify a detached signature using a specific public keyring or exported public key file (`.gpg` or `.kbx`): `gpgv --keyring {{path/to/pubkey_or_keyring.gpg}} {{path/to/signature.asc}} {{path/to/data_file}}` - Verify a detached signature using a specific public key file in plain text format (`.txt`): `gpg --dearmor {{-o|--output}} {{path/to/pubkey.gpg}} {{path/to/pubkey.txt}} && gpgv --keyring {{path/to/pubkey.gpg}} {{path/to/signature.asc}} {{path/to/data_file}}` *Source: tldr-pages* --- [GPGV(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GPGV/1/markdown) GNU Privacy Guard 2.2 [GPGV(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GPGV/1/markdown) ## NAME **gpgv** - Verify OpenPGP signatures ## SYNOPSIS **gpgv** [_options_] _signed_files_ ## DESCRIPTION **gpgv** is an OpenPGP signature verification tool. This program is actually a stripped-down version of **gpg** which is only able to check signa‐ tures. It is somewhat smaller than the fully-blown **gpg** and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used to make the signature are valid. There are no configura‐ tion files and only a few options are implemented. **gpgv** assumes that all keys in the keyring are trustworthy. That does also mean that it does not check for expired or revoked keys. If no **--keyring** option is given, **gpgv** looks for a ``default'' keyring named ‘_trustedkeys.kbx_’ (preferred) or ‘_trustedkeys.gpg_’ in the home directory of GnuPG, either the default home di‐ rectory or the one set by the **--homedir** option or the **GNUPGHOME** environment variable. If any **--keyring** option is used, **gpgv** will not look for the default keyring. The **--keyring** option may be used multiple times and all specified keyrings will be used together. ## RETURN VALUE The program returns 0 if everything is fine, 1 if at least one signature was bad, and other error codes for fatal errors. ## OPTIONS **gpgv** recognizes these options: ### --verbose ### -v detail. ### --quiet ### -q **--keyring** _file_ Add _file_ to the list of keyrings. If _file_ begins with a tilde and a slash, these are replaced by the HOME directory. If the filename does not contain a slash, it is as‐ sumed to be in the home-directory ("~/.gnupg" if --homedir is not used). **--output** _file_ ### -o Write output to _file_; to write to stdout use **-**. This option can be used to get the signed text from a cleartext or binary signature; it also works for detached signa‐ tures, but in that case this option is in general not useful. Note that an existing file will be overwritten. **--status-fd** _n_ Write special status strings to the file descriptor _n_. See the file DETAILS in the documentation for a listing of them. ### --logger-fd n Write log output to file descriptor **n** and not to stderr. ### --log-file file Same as **--logger-fd**, except the logger data is written to file **file**. Use ‘_socket://_’ to log to socket. ### --ignore-time-conflict GnuPG normally checks that the timestamps associated with keys and signatures have plausible values. However, sometimes a signature seems to be older than the key due to clock problems. This option turns these checks into warnings. **--homedir** _dir_ Set the name of the home directory to _dir_. If this option is not used, the home direc‐ tory defaults to ‘_~/.gnupg_’. It is only recognized when given on the command line. It also overrides any home directory stated through the environment variable ‘_GNUPGHOME_’ or (on Windows systems) by means of the Registry entry _HKCU\Soft__‐ _ware\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 direc‐ tory are ignored. To install GnuPG as a portable application under Windows, create an empty file named ‘_gpgconf.ctl_’ in the same directory as the tool ‘_gpgconf.exe_’. The root of the in‐ stallation is then that directory; or, if ‘_gpgconf.exe_’ has been installed directly below a directory named ‘_bin_’, its parent directory. You also need to make sure that the following directories exist and are writable: ‘_ROOT/home_’ for the GnuPG home and ‘_ROOT/var/cache/gnupg_’ for internal cache files. ### --weak-digest name Treat the specified digest algorithm as weak. Signatures made over weak digests algo‐ rithms are normally rejected. This option can be supplied multiple times if multiple algorithms should be considered weak. MD5 is always considered weak, and does not need to be listed explicitly. ### --enable-special-filenames This option enables a mode in which filenames of the form ‘_-&n_’, where n is a non-neg‐ ative decimal number, refer to the file descriptor n and not to a file with that name. ## EXAMPLES ### gpgv pgpfile **gpgv** **sigfile** [**datafile**] Verify the signature of the file. The second form is used for detached signatures, where **sigfile** is the detached signature (either ASCII-armored or binary) and **datafile** contains the signed data; if **datafile** is "-" the signed data is expected on **stdin**; if **datafile** is not given the name of the file holding the signed data is constructed by cutting off the extension (".asc", ".sig" or ".sign") from **sigfile**. ## FILES ### ~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg The default keyring with the allowed keys. ## ENVIRONMENT **HOME** Used to locate the default home directory. **GNUPGHOME** If set directory used instead of "~/.gnupg". ## SEE ALSO [**gpg**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gpg/1/markdown) The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site, the command info gnupg should give you access to the complete manual including a menu structure and an index. 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