NAME

       gss - Generic Security Service command line interface

SYNOPSIS

       gss OPTIONS...

DESCRIPTION

       Command line interface to GSS, used to explain error codes.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit.

       -V, --version
              Print version and exit.

       -l, --list-mechanisms
              List information about supported mechanisms in a human readable format.

       -m, --major=LONG
              Describe a `major status' error code value.

       -a, --accept-sec-context[=MECH]
              Accept a security context as server.  If MECH is not specified, no credentials will
              be acquired.  Use "*" to use library default mechanism.

       -i, --init-sec-context=MECH
              Initialize a security context as client.  MECH is the SASL name of  mechanism,  use
              -l to list supported mechanisms.

       -n, --server-name=SERVICE@HOSTNAME
              For   -i   and   -a,   set   the   name   of   the   remote   host.   For  example,
              "imap@mail.example.com".

       -q, --quiet
              Silent operation (default=off).

AUTHOR

       Written by Simon Josefsson.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to: bug-gss@gnu.org
       GNU Generic Security Service home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gss/>
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2014  Simon  Josefsson.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version  3  or   later
       <http://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.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for gss is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If  the  info  and  gss
       programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info gss

       should give you access to the complete manual.