---
name: "gnupg"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnupg"
version: "2.4.9-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnupg"
---

# gnupg(7)

The GNU Privacy Guard suite of programs

## NAME

**GnuPG** - The GNU Privacy Guard suite of programs

## DESCRIPTION

GnuPG is a set of programs for public key encryption and digital signatures.  The program most users will want to use is the OpenPGP command line tool, named **gpg**.  **gpgv** is a stripped down version of **gpg** with no encryption functionality, used only to verify signatures against a trusted keyring.  **gpgsm** is the X.509/CMS (for S/MIME) counterpart of **gpg**. **gpg-agent** is a passphrase and private key daemon which may also emulate the **ssh-agent**.

## SEE ALSO

[**gpg**(1)](/gpg/1.md), [**gpgv**(1)](/gpgv/1.md), [**gpgsm**(1)](/gpgsm/1.md), [**gpg-agent**(1)](/gpg-agent/1.md), [**dirmngr**(8)](/dirmngr/8.md), [**scdaemon**(1)](/scdaemon/1.md)

The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnupg
```

should give you access to the complete manual including a menu structure and an index.