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-rw-r--r--doc/gpg-agent.texi29
-rw-r--r--doc/gpgsm.texi10
-rw-r--r--doc/scdaemon.texi9
3 files changed, 46 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index cccbef02a..28d99673d 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
@end smallexample
@noindent
-You should aleways add the following lines to your @code{.bashrc} or
+You should always add the following lines to your @code{.bashrc} or
whatever initialization file is used for all shell invocations:
@smallexample
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export GPG_TTY
@noindent
It is important that this environment variable always reflects the
-output of the @code{tty} command.
+output of the @code{tty} command. For W32 systems this option is not
+required.
Please make sure that a proper pinentry program has been installed
under the default filename (which is system dependant) or use the
@@ -129,6 +130,15 @@ per-user configuration file. The default configuration file is named
@file{gpg-agent.conf} and expected in the @file{.gnupg} directory directly
below the home directory of the user.
+@item --homedir @var{dir}
+@opindex homedir
+Set the name of the home directory to @var{dir}. If his option is not
+used, the home directory defaults to @file{~/.gnupg}. It is only
+recognized when given on the command line. It also overrides any home
+directory stated through the environment variable @var{GNUPGHOME} or
+(on W32 systems) by means on the Registry entry
+@var{HKCU\Software\GNU\GnuPG:HomeDir}.
+
@item -v
@item --verbose
@opindex v
@@ -279,6 +289,21 @@ Use program @var{filename} as the Smartcard daemon. The default is
installation dependend and can be shown with the @code{--version}
command.
+@item --use-standard-socket
+@itemx --no-use-standard-socket
+@opindex use-standard-socket
+@opindex no-use-standard-socket
+By enabling this option @command{gpg-agent} will listen on the socket
+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 the fall back to this
+socket. This option may not be used if the home directory is mounted as
+a remote file system.
+
+@noindent
+Note, that as of now, W32 systems default to this option.
+
@item --display @var{string}
@itemx --ttyname @var{string}
diff --git a/doc/gpgsm.texi b/doc/gpgsm.texi
index beedab7b7..4c167ebf5 100644
--- a/doc/gpgsm.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgsm.texi
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ per-user configuration file. The default configuration file is named
@file{gpgsm.conf} and expected in the @file{.gnupg} directory directly
below the home directory of the user.
+@item --homedir @var{dir}
+@opindex homedir
+Set the name of the home directory to @var{dir}. If his option is not
+used, the home directory defaults to @file{~/.gnupg}. It is only
+recognized when given on the command line. It also overrides any home
+directory stated through the environment variable @var{GNUPGHOME} or
+(on W32 systems) by means on the Registry entry
+@var{HKCU\Software\GNU\GnuPG:HomeDir}.
+
+
@item -v
@item --verbose
@opindex v
diff --git a/doc/scdaemon.texi b/doc/scdaemon.texi
index 872000175..5265ed21e 100644
--- a/doc/scdaemon.texi
+++ b/doc/scdaemon.texi
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ per-user configuration file. The default configuration file is named
@file{scdaemon.conf} and expected in the @file{.gnupg} directory directly
below the home directory of the user.
+@item --homedir @var{dir}
+@opindex homedir
+Set the name of the home directory to @var{dir}. If his option is not
+used, the home directory defaults to @file{~/.gnupg}. It is only
+recognized when given on the command line. It also overrides any home
+directory stated through the environment variable @var{GNUPGHOME} or
+(on W32 systems) by means on the Registry entry
+@var{HKCU\Software\GNU\GnuPG:HomeDir}.
+
@item -v
@item --verbose
@opindex v