sq-key-expire.1

SQ

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NAME

sq−key−expire − Change a certificate’s expiration time

SYNOPSIS

sq key expire [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Change a certificate’s expiration time.

This subcommand changes a certificate’s expiration time. To change the expiration time of an individual subkey, use the ‘sq key subkey expire‘ subcommand.

OPTIONS

Subcommand options

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−−cert**=FINGERPRINT|KEYID

Change the expiration of the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID

−−cert−email=EMAIL

Change the expiration of the key where a user ID includes the specified email address

−−cert−file=PATH

Change the expiration of the key read from PATH

−−cert−userid=USERID

Change the expiration of the key with the specified user ID

−−expiration=EXPIRATION

Sets the expiration time

EXPIRATION is either an ISO 8601 formatted date with an optional time or a custom duration. A duration takes the form ‘N[ymwds]‘, where the letters stand for years, months, weeks, days, and seconds, respectively. Alternatively, the keyword ‘never‘ does not set an expiration time.

[default: never]

−−output=FILE

Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

Global options

See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

EXAMPLES

Change Alice’s certificate to expire in a year.

sq key expire −−expiration 1y −−cert \

EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0

Change Alice’s certificate to never expire.

sq key expire −−expiration never −−cert \

EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0

SEE ALSO

sq(1), sq−key(1).

For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia−pgp.org/>.

VERSION

1.3.0

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