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Temporarily imports key to sign without changing existing pubring
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders>
#
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#
set -e
#
# This is probably NOT production-ready!
#
GNUPGHOME=${GNUPGHOME:-$HOME/.gnupg}
echo 'Backing up pubring' >&2
cp $GNUPGHOME/pubring.gpg $GNUPGHOME/pubring.gpg.bak
echo -n 'Key to sign? ' >&2
read signee
echo -n 'Sign with key? ' >&2
read signer
gpg --recv-keys $signee
echo 'Please verify fingerprint of key receiving signature: ' >&2
gpg --fingerprint $signee >&2
echo
echo -n 'Is this fingerprint correct? (y/N) ' >&2
read fpr_correct
echo
if [[ ! $fpr_correct =~ [yY] ]]; then
echo 'Fingerprint is not correct! Abort!'
exit 1
fi
gpg --default-key $signer --edit-key $signee sign >&2
gpg --armor --export $signee
echo 'Replacing pubring' >&2
rm $GNUPGHOME/pubring.gpg
mv $GNUPGHOME/pubring.gpg.bak $GNUPGHOME/pubring.gpg
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