---
name: "sq-keyring-join"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sq"
version: "0.27.0-2+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sq-keyring-join"
---

# sq-keyring-join(1)

Joins keys or keyrings into a single keyring

## NAME

join - Joins keys or keyrings into a single keyring

## SYNOPSIS

**join** \[**-o**\|**--output**\] \[**-B**\|**--binary**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Joins keys or keyrings into a single keyring

Unlike "sq keyring merge", multiple versions of the same key are not merged together.

The converse operation is "sq keyring split".

## OPTIONS

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

  Sets the output file to use

- **-B**, **--binary**

  Don't ASCII-armor the keyring

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

  Print help information

- \[*FILE*\]

  Sets the input files to use

## EXAMPLES

 Collect certs for an email conversation

```
 sq keyring join juliet.pgp romeo.pgp alice.pgp
```

## SEE ALSO

For the full documentation see \<https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/\>.

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