---
name: "pgp-fixkey"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "signing-party"
version: "2.11-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pgp-fixkey"
---

# pgp-fixkey(1)

## NAME

pgp-fixkey -- remove broken packets from keys

## SYNOPSIS

- **pgp-fixkey** \[*keyid* \[*keyid* ...\]\]

  ## DESCRIPTION

**pgp-fixkey** removes broken packets from keys in the GnuPG keyring that make GnuPG spew ugly warnings.  It optionally takes a list of keyids on the command line and only cleans those keys.

## OPTIONS

- *keyid*

  Use this key.

## ENVIRONMENT

- *HOME*

  The default home directory.

- *GNUPGBIN*

  The gpg binary.  Default: `"gpg"`.

- *GNUPGHOME*

  The default working directory for gpg.  Default: `"$HOME/.gnupg"`.

## FILES

- $HOME/.gnupg/pubring.gpg - default GnuPG keyring

  ## SEE ALSO

[**caff**(1)](/caff/1.md), [**gpg**(1)](/gpg/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Peter Palfrader \<peter@palfrader.org\>