---
name: "pgpainless-cli-generate-key"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pgpainless-cli"
version: "1.6.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pgpainless-cli-generate-key"
---

# pgpainless-cli-generate-key(1)

Generate a secret key

## NAME

pgpainless-cli-generate-key - Generate a secret key

## SYNOPSIS

**pgpainless-cli generate-key** \[**--\[no-\]armor**\] \[**--signing-only**\] \[**--stacktrace**\] \[**--profile**=*PROFILE*\] \[**--with-key-password**=*PASSWORD*\] \[*USERID*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

**--\[no-\]armor**

ASCII armor the output

- **--profile**=*PROFILE*

  Profile identifier to switch between profiles

- **--signing-only**

  Generate a key that can only be used for signing

- **--stacktrace**

  Print stacktrace

- **--with-key-password**=*PASSWORD*

  Password to protect the private key with

  Is an INDIRECT data type (e.g. file, environment variable, file descriptor...).

## ARGUMENTS

\[*USERID*...\]

User-ID, e.g. "Alice \< \<alice@example.com\>\>"