---
name: "gpgv-sq"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpgv-sq"
version: "0.13.1-3+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpgv-sq"
---

# gpgv-sq(1)

gpgv-sq - Verify OpenPGP signatures like gpgv

## NAME

gpgv-sq - gpgv-sq - Verify OpenPGP signatures like gpgv

## SYNOPSIS

**gpgv-sq** \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**--keyring**\] \[**-o**\|**--output**\] \[**--ignore-time-conflict**\] \[**--status-fd**\] \[**--weak-digest**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*SIG-FILE*\] \[*DATA-FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is a re-implementation and drop-in replacement of gpgv using the Sequoia OpenPGP implementation.

gpgv-sq is feature-complete. Please report any problems you encounter when replacing gpgv with gpgv-sq.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  verbose

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  be somewhat more quiet

- **--keyring**=*FILE*

  take the keys from the keyring FILE

- **-o**, **--output**=*FILE*

  write output to FILE

- **--ignore-time-conflict**

  make timestamp conflicts only a warning

- **--status-fd**=*FD*

  write status info to this FD

- **--weak-digest**=*ALGO*

  reject signatures made with ALGO

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*SIG-FILE*\]

  Signatures or inline-signed message to verify.  If not given, or \`-\` is given, the signature or inline-signed message is read from stdin.

- \[*DATA-FILE*\]

  If SIG-FILE is a detached signature, DATA-FILE is the data the signature is supposed to protect.  If given multiple times, the signature is assumed cover the concatenation of all files.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **GNUPGHOME**

  If set, must contain an absolute path to a directory containing the GnuPG state, i.e. the configuration files, the cert rings, the secret keys, and the trust database.  Can be overridden using the the option \`--gnupghome\`.  If unset, and the option \`--gnupghome\` is not given, defaults to \`$HOME/.gnupg\`.  In the FILES section below, \`$GNUPGHOME\` is the location of the GnuPG state directory, independently on how it is set (i.e. unset, set via \`--gnupghome\`, or set via \`$GNUPGHOME).

- **SEQUOIA\_CRYPTO\_POLICY**

  If set, must contain an absolute path to a configuration file that changes which cryptographic algorithms are acceptable.  By default, /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/sequoia.config is read, which on Fedora contains a reasonable policy set by the distribution.  See https://docs.rs/sequoia-policy-config/latest/sequoia\_policy\_config/#format for a description of the file format.

## FILES

- **$GNUPGHOME/trustedkeys.kbx**

  The default set of trusted certificates.

- **$GNUPGHOME/trustedkeys.gpg**

  Legacy default set of trusted certificates.  This file is read if \`trustedkeys.kbx\` does not exist.

- **/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/sequoia.config**

  Default cryptographic policy.  On Fedora, this contains a reasonable policy set by the distribution.  Can be overridden using the SEQUOIA\_POLICY\_CONFIG environment variable.  See https://docs.rs/sequoia-policy-config/latest/sequoia\_policy\_config/#format for a description of the file format.

## VERSION

v0.13.1