[seahorse/wip/userdocs: 27/218] help: Create keys-export.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
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- Subject: [seahorse/wip/userdocs: 27/218] help: Create keys-export.page
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:45:35 +0000 (UTC)
commit 9fb0899021592a118657ba9e6695a0081591acc5
Author: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
Date: Fri Jul 12 16:33:33 2013 +0530
help: Create keys-export.page
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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="topic" style="task"
+ id="keys-export">
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#create-keys"/>
+
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2011-06-17" status="stub"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.9" version="0.1" date="2013-07-11" status="draft"/>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
+ <email>aruna evam gmail com</email>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="editor copyright">
+ <name>Jim Campbell</name>
+ <email>jwcampbell gmail com</email>
+ </credit>
+
+ <desc></desc>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Export your keys</title>
+
+ <p>You can export the keys from <app>Passwords and Keys</app> to either a
+ binary format or an ASCII format. This creates key files on your computer
+ which contain all the information about the exported key. This can be useful
+ when you want to mail a copy of your key to someone or
+ <link xref="backup-keys">backup your keys</link>.</p>
+
+<section id="binary">
+ <title>Export keys to binary files</title>
+
+ <p>Exporting your keys to a binary format creates a keyfile with a
+ <file>.pgp</file> extension for PGP keys and <file>.pub</file> extension for
+ SSH keys.</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <title>To export your keys in binary format:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select the key you want to export.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select
+ <guiseq><gui style="menu">File</gui><gui>Export…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In the dialog that opens up, select the folder in which you want
+ your key to be stored.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Press <gui style="button">Export</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</section>
+
+<section id="ascii">
+ <title>Export keys to ASCII files</title>
+
+ <p>Exporting your keys to the ASCII format creates a key file with a
+ <file>.key</file> extension for PGP keys</p><!--Not sure of this: <file>.pub</file> extension for
+ SSH keys.</p>-->
+
+<!--clarify UI and capitalisation of elements inside <gui> tags-->
+
+ <steps>
+ <title>To export your keys in ASCII format:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select the key you want to export.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Right click on the key and select
+ <guiseq><gui style="menu">Properties</gui><gui>Details</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Expand the <gui>Subkeys</gui> panel.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>From the list of <link xref="keys-subkeys">subkeys</link>, select
+ the key you wish to export.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Press the <gui style="button">Export Complete Key</gui> button.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</section>
+</page>
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