NAME

       TQSL - digitally sign amateur radio contact logs

SYNOPSIS

       tqsl -i [certificate-file]...

       tqsl [OPTIONS] [log-file]...

DESCRIPTION

       TrustedQSL  is  a  file  format  and  set  of  procedures  that is used to send digitally signed QSL
       information (logs of contacts between amateur radio operators).  One notable service that makes  use
       of TrustedQSL is ARRL's Logbook of the World.

       The tqsl program is used to digitally sign contact log files using a digital certificate. It is also
       used to generate requests for digital certificates and  to  store  the  resulting  received  digital
       certificates.   (Certificates  used to be handled by a separate program, tqslcert, but all functions
       are now handled by tqsl).

       This manual page briefly documents the tqsl program.  Complete documentation is also available:

         tqsl: file:///usr/share/TrustedQSL/help/tqslapp/main.htm

OPTIONS

       tqsl accepts these command line options:

       -b begin_date and -e end_date
              Supply a start date and end date for QSOs to be signed. If present, any QSOs before the begin
              date  will be ignored, and any after the end date will be ignored. If either begin or end are
              omitted, then the corresponding limit is ignored. You should specify -d with this  option  to
              suppress the normal date range dialog as these options will override the user-specified dates
              if given.

       -d     Suppress date-range dialog. If present, the QSO date-range dialog will not be shown for files
              that follow this option on the command line.

       -l location_name
              Selects  an  existing  station  location.  This  location  will be used for the commands that
              follow. If the station location doesn't exist, tqsl will just exit.

       -o output_file
              Writes the resulting signed log file to output_file instead of a default name  based  on  the
              input log-file name.

       -s     Add  or  edit station location. If there is a preceding -l option the specified location will
              be edited. If there is no preceding -l option, a new station location is being added.

       -x (or) -q
              Exit tqsl. If this argument is used it should be the last one on the command  line.  If  this
              argument  is  not present, tqsl will begin normal operation after successfully processing all
              command-line arguments.

       -u     Upload log file. If this argument is used, the input files will be signed then  automatically
              uploaded to the Logbook of the World web site for processing.

       -v     Display the version number of tqsl and exit.

       -i filename
              Import a certificate - either a signed response (.tq6) or a certificate stored with a private
              key in PKCS#12 format (.p12).

       -t filename
              Open a diagnostic trace file at startup. This file will log internal TQSL function calls  for
              debugging purposes.

       log-files
              Any  command-line  parameter that is not an option or an option's argument will be treated as
              the name of a log file (ADIF or Cabrillo) to be signed. The resulting signed file (.tq8) will
              be  placed  in  the same directory as the log file, overwriting any existing .tq8 file of the
              same name. (Note: If this option is not preceded by a -l  option  that  selects  the  station
              location  to  be  used  for  signing,  the Select Station Location for Signing dialog will be
              presented.) File names that contain spaces or other shell-special characters should be quoted
              in a manner suitable for the operating system and shell that's being used. If -u is used, the
              signed log is not saved to disk but is instead uploaded  and  submitted  to  Logbook  of  the
              World.

              N.B.:  If  the  private key needed to sign a log is protected by a password, the user will be
              prompted to supply that password for each file being signed.

AUTHOR

       trustedqsl was written by "American Radio Relay League, Inc." and the TrustedQSL authors. Please see
       the AUTHORS.txt file in the source distribution for a list of contributors.

       This manual page was originally prepared by Kamal Mostafa <kamal@whence.com>, for the Debian project
       (and may be used by others).

                                                August  28, 2013                                         TQSL(1)