---
name: "voa-verify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "voa"
version: "0.7.6-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/voa-verify"
---

# voa-verify(1)

Verify a file using suitable verifiers and signatures.

## NAME

voa-verify - Verify a file using suitable verifiers and signatures.

## SYNOPSIS

**voa verify** \[**-o**\|**--output-format**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\]... \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\]... \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*OS*\> \<*PURPOSE*\> \<*CONTEXT*\> \<*TECHNOLOGY*\> \<*FILE*\> \[*SIGNATURES*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Verify a file using suitable verifiers and signatures.

Returns a status message on stdout.

Returns a non-zero exit code and an error message on stderr, if the verification of one or more signature files fails.

## OPTIONS

- **-o**, **--output-format** *\<OUTPUT\_FORMAT\>* \[default: text\]

  The output format to use.\

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    json: The JSON output format

  - •

    text: The default text output format

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_OUTPUT\_FORMAT** environment variable.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Increase logging verbosity

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Decrease logging verbosity

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

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \<*OS*\>

  The OS to verify for.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_OS** environment variable.

- \<*PURPOSE*\>

  The purpose to verify for.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_PURPOSE** environment variable.

- \<*CONTEXT*\>

  The context to verify for.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_CONTEXT** environment variable.

- \<*TECHNOLOGY*\>

  The technology to verify with.

  Currently only "openpgp" is supported.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_TECHNOLOGY** environment variable.

- \<*FILE*\>

  The file to verify.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_FILE** environment variable.

- \[*SIGNATURES*\]

  The signature to verify a file with.

  May also be specified with the **VOA\_VERIFY\_SIGNATURE** environment variable.