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NAME

       add-apt-key - Command line tool to add GPG keys to the APT keyring

SYNOPSIS

       add-apt-key [ --help ] [ --verbose ] [ --keyserver name ] keyid

DESCRIPTION

       The  add-apt-key  will  request  the  specified  GPG  key from a public
       keyserver and insert it into the APT keyring so  that  archives  signed
       with that key will be trusted.

OPTIONS

       This  program  follows  the  usual  GNU  command line syntax, with long
       options starting with two dashes (--).

       -h, --help
              Show online help (usage).

       -v, --verbose
              verbose mode will show each command before it is executed.

       -k, --keyserver name
              Select a specific keyserver to use.

       keyid  The GPG key identifier to add.

FILES

       /etc/default/add-apt-key
              Configuration file specifying the public keyserver to use.

EXIT VALUES

       The folling exit values are used:

       0      Adding the keyid was successful.

       1      Invalid script arguments.

       2      GPG keyid cannot be retrieved (or is malformed).

       3      Error in adding keyid to the APT keyring.

SEE ALSO

       gpg(1), apt-key(8)