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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index bd47eb1ce..7a1757d6c 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -433,13 +433,14 @@ named @file{S.gpg-agent}, located in the home directory, and not create a random socket below a temporary directory. Tools connecting to @command{gpg-agent} should first try to connect to the socket given in environment variable @var{GPG_AGENT_INFO} and then fall back to this -socket. This option may not be used if the home directory is mounted as -a remote file system. Note, that @option{--use-standard-socket} is the -default on Windows systems. The default may be changed at build time. -It is possible to test at runtime whether the agent has been configured -for use with the standard socket by issuing the command -@command{gpg-agent --use-standard-socket-p} which returns success if the -standard socket option has been enabled. +socket. This option may not be used if the home directory is mounted on +a remote file system which does not support special files like fifos or +sockets. Note, that @option{--use-standard-socket} is the default on +Windows systems. The default may be changed at build time. It is +possible to test at runtime whether the agent has been configured for +use with the standard socket by issuing the command @command{gpg-agent +--use-standard-socket-p} which returns success if the standard socket +option has been enabled. @item --display @var{string} @itemx --ttyname @var{string} |