NAME

       sign - Signs messages or data files

SYNOPSIS

       sign       [-o|--output]       [-B|--binary]       [--private-key-store]      [--detached]
       [--cleartext-signature] [-a|--append] [-n|--notarize] [--merge] [--signer-key] [-t|--time]
       [--notation] [-h|--help] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

       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".

OPTIONS

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

       -B, --binary
              Emits binary data

       --private-key-store=KEY_STORE
              Provides parameters for private key store

       --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

       --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 VALUE
              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.

       -h, --help
              Print help information

       [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-keyserver(1)   sq-packet(1)   sq-revoke(1)
       sq-verify(1) sq-wkd(1)