---
name: "wkd-exporter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wkd-exporter"
version: "0.3.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wkd-exporter"
---

# wkd-exporter(1)

WKD exporter

## NAME

wkd-exporter - WKD exporter

## SYNOPSIS

**wkd-exporter** \[**--domain**\] \[**--append**\] \[**--direct**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*WELL\_KNOWN*\>

## DESCRIPTION

WKD exporter.

Exports a given OpenPGP keyring into a directory structure required by the Web Key Directory specification.

## OPTIONS

- **--domain** *\<DOMAIN\>*

  Only export the following domain (may be given multiple times).

  By default all domains are exported but if this option is given only the selected ones will be exported.

- **--append**

  Append incoming certificates to the ones already existing in \`.well-known\`.

  Enable this option if you have multiple certificates containing the same local-part and want them all to be part of the WKD export.

  Note that running the same process twice with append and the same \`.well-known\` will duplicate the certificates there.

- **--direct** *\<DIRECT\>*

  Select direct WKD variant with a filter for this single domain

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

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

- \<*WELL\_KNOWN*\>

  Well known directory that will be the output of the exporting process

## EXIT STATUS

On success the application returns 0.\

On failure the following exit codes are used:\

**2**

Processing OpenPGP data failed.

**3**

Reading or writing files failed.

## EXAMPLES

For bigger deployments, using the advanced variant with a domain filter is recommended:\

\`\`\`sh\
 $ DIR=$(mktemp -d)\
 $ gpg --export \| wkd-exporter --append --domain archlinux.org $DIR\
 $ tree $DIR \| head\
 /tmp/tmp.ZaHdlAQGRw\
 └── openpgpkey\
\
     └── archlinux.org\
\
         ├── hu\
\
         │   ├── 46yqwra65to1p94e9ebafpucymkwsi7f\
\
         │   ├── 9drt4xorn699rkbj5xyq7ykoc1z5nnof\
\
         │   ├── 9hy3wi4ewwiicomnjmhewifn6d1gi87i\
\
         │   ├── 9sh859e31bn46hmfxyftn3ymop5ewdkz\
\
         │   ├── b9qi357oeysqibkxmmh3hanrppd6nj9p\
\
         │   ├── btfkn1ht1kzda3e9495fe4sjznkygui4\
 \`\`\`\

For smaller deployments, direct variant may be more appropriate:\

\`\`\`sh\
 $ DIR=$(mktemp -d)\
 $ gpg --export \| wkd-exporter --append --direct metacode.biz $DIR\
 $ tree $DIR \| head\
 /tmp/tmp.cxEBeXnwdv\
 └── openpgpkey\
\
     ├── hu\
\
     │   └── gebusffkx9g581i6ch4t3ewgwd6dctmp\
\
     └── policy\
 \`\`\`\

Logging can be enabled using \`RUST\_LOG\` environment variable (e.g. \`RUST\_LOG=wkd\_exporter=debug\` enables debug-level logging).\
 Errors are always logged, regardless of the log level, and the exit status indicates the type of the error.\

## BUGS

Please report all bugs to https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/wkd-exporter

## AUTHORS

Wiktor Kwapisiewicz \<wiktor@metacode.biz\>\

## COPYRIGHT

MIT OR Apache-2.0