---
name: "profanity-ox"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-ox"
---

# profanity-ox(1)

## NAME

/ox

## DESCRIPTION

OpenPGP (OX) commands to manage keys, and perform OpenPGP encryption during chat sessions. Your OpenPGP key needs a user-id with your JID URI (xmpp:local@domain.tld). A key can be generated with "gpg --quick-gen-key xmpp:local@domain.tld future-default default 3y". See man profanity-ox-setup for details on how to set up OX the first time.

## SYNOPSIS

/ox keys

/ox contacts

/ox start \[\<contact\>\]

/ox end

/ox log on\|off\|redact

/ox encryptfile on\|off

/ox char \<char\>

/ox announce \<file\>

/ox discover \<jid\>

/ox request \<jid\> \<keyid\>

## ARGUMENTS

**keys**

List all keys known to the system.

**contacts**

Show contacts with assigned public keys.

**start \[\<contact\>\]**

Start PGP encrypted chat, current contact will be used if not specified.

**end**

End PGP encrypted chat with the current recipient.

**log on\|off**

Enable or disable plaintext logging of PGP encrypted messages.

**log redact**

Log PGP encrypted messages, but replace the contents with \[redacted\].

**encryptfile on\|off**

Encrypt files locally using AES-GCM (XEP-0454) before uploading them when using OX.

**char \<char\>**

Set the character to be displayed next to PGP encrypted messages.

**announce \<file\>**

Announce a public key by pushing it on the XMPP Server

**discover \<jid\>**

Discover public keys of a jid. The OpenPGP Key IDs will be displayed

**request \<jid\> \<keyid\>**

Request public key. See /ox discover to to get available key IDs.

## EXAMPLES

/ox log off

/ox start odin@valhalla.edda

/ox end

/ox char X