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diff --git a/Documentation/config/user.txt b/Documentation/config/user.txt index ad78dce9ec..ec9233b060 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/user.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/user.txt @@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ user.signingKey:: commit, you can override the default selection with this variable. This option is passed unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter, so you may specify a key using any method that gpg supports. - If gpg.format is set to "ssh" this can contain the literal ssh public - key (e.g.: "ssh-rsa XXXXXX identifier") or a file which contains it and - corresponds to the private key used for signing. The private key - needs to be available via ssh-agent. Alternatively it can be set to - a file containing a private key directly. If not set git will call - gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand (e.g.: "ssh-add -L") and try to use the first - key available. + If gpg.format is set to `ssh` this can contain the path to either + your private ssh key or the public key when ssh-agent is used. + Alternatively it can contain a public key prefixed with `key::` + directly (e.g.: "key::ssh-rsa XXXXXX identifier"). The private key + needs to be available via ssh-agent. If not set git will call + gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand (e.g.: "ssh-add -L") and try to use the + first key available. For backward compatibility, a raw key which + begins with "ssh-", such as "ssh-rsa XXXXXX identifier", is treated + as "key::ssh-rsa XXXXXX identifier", but this form is deprecated; + use the `key::` form instead. |