.TH SQ 1 0.39.0 "Sequoia PGP" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
sq key delete \- Delete a certificate's secret key material
.SH SYNOPSIS
.br
\fBsq key delete\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]  
.SH DESCRIPTION
Delete a certificate's secret key material.
.PP

.SH OPTIONS
.SS "Subcommand options"
.TP
\fB\-\-binary\fR
Emit binary data
.TP
\fB\-\-cert\fR=\fIFINGERPRINT|KEYID\fR
Delete secret key material from the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID
.TP
\fB\-\-email\fR=\fIEMAIL\fR
Delete secret key material from the key where a user ID includes the specified email address
.TP
\fB\-\-file\fR=\fIPATH\fR
Delete the secret key material from the key read from PATH
.TP
\fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
Write the stripped certificate to the specified file
.TP
\fB\-\-userid\fR=\fIUSERID\fR
Delete secret key material from the key with the specified user ID
.SS "Global options"
See \fBsq\fR(1) for a description of the global options.
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP

.PP
Delete any secret key associated with Alice's certificate.
.PP
.nf
.RS
sq key delete \-\-cert EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0
.RE
.PP
.fi

.PP
Delete any secret key associated with Alice's certificate selected by
user ID.
.PP
.nf
.RS
sq key delete \-\-email=alice@example.org
.RE
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.nh
\fBsq\fR(1), \fBsq\-key\fR(1).
.hy
.PP
For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia\-pgp.org>.
.SH VERSION
0.39.0 (sequoia\-openpgp 1.21.2)