NAME

       sq-sign - Signs messages or data files

       Creates  signed  messages  or  detached  signatures.  Detached signatures are often used to sign software
       packages.

       The converse operation is "sq verify".

SYNOPSIS

       sq sign [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS

       -h, --help
              Prints help information

       -B, --binary
              Emits binary data

       --detached
              Creates a detached signature

       --cleartext-signature
              Creates a cleartext signature

       -a, --append
              Appends a signature to existing signature

       -n, --notarize
              Signs a message and all existing signatures

OPTIONS

       -o, --output FILE
              Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

       --merge SIGNED-MESSAGE
              Merges signatures from the input and SIGNED-MESSAGE

       --signer-key KEY
              Signs using KEY

       -t, --time TIME
              Chooses keys valid at the specified time and sets the signature's creation time

       --notation NAME
              Adds a notation to the certification.   A  user-defined  notation's  name  must  be  of  the  form
              "name@a.domain.you.control.org".  If  the  notation's  name  starts with a !, then the notation is
              marked as being critical.  If a consumer of a signature doesn't understand  a  critical  notation,
              then it will ignore the signature.  The notation is marked as being human readable.

ARGS

       FILE   Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES

       # Create a signed message
              $ sq sign --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt

       # Create a detached signature
              $ sq sign --detached --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt

SEE ALSO

       For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>.

       sq(1), sq-armor(1), sq-autocrypt(1), sq-certify(1), sq-dearmor(1), sq-decrypt(1), sq-encrypt(1),
       sq-inspect(1), sq-key(1), sq-keyring(1), sq-packet(1), sq-sign(1), sq-verify(1)

AUTHORS

         Azul <azul@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Igor Matuszewski <igor@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Justus Winter <justus@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Kai Michaelis <kai@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Neal H. Walfield <neal@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Nora Widdecke <nora@sequoia-pgp.org>
         Wiktor Kwapisiewicz <wiktor@sequoia-pgp.org>

0.24.0 (SEQUOIA-OPENPGP 1.0.0)                     MARCH 2021                                         SQ-SIGN(1)