---
name: "pgpainless-cli-sign"
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-sign"
---

# pgpainless-cli-sign(1)

Create a detached message signature

## NAME

pgpainless-cli-sign - Create a detached message signature

## SYNOPSIS

**pgpainless-cli sign** \[**--\[no-\]armor**\] \[**--stacktrace**\] \[**--as**=*{binary\|text}*\] \[**--micalg-out**=*MICALG*\] \[**--with-key-password**=*PASSWORD*\]... \[*KEYS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

- **--as**=*{binary\|text}*

  Specify the output format of the signed message.

  Defaults to 'binary'.

  If '--as=text' and the input data is not valid UTF-8, sign fails with return code 53.

- **--micalg-out**=*MICALG*

  Emits the digest algorithm used to the specified file in a way that can be used to populate the micalg parameter for the PGP/MIME Content-Type (RFC3156).

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

ASCII armor the output

- **--stacktrace**

  Print stacktrace

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

  Passphrase to unlock the secret key(s).

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

## ARGUMENTS

\[*KEYS*...\]

Secret keys used for signing