.TH SQ 1 1.2.0 "Sequoia PGP" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
sq keyring split \- Split a keyring into individual keys
.SH SYNOPSIS
.br
\fBsq keyring split\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR] \fIFILE\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Split a keyring into individual keys.
.PP
Splitting up a keyring into individual keys helps with curating a keyring.
.PP
The converse operation is `sq keyring merge`.
.PP


.SH OPTIONS
.SS "Subcommand options"
.TP
\fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fIPREFIX\fR
Write to files with PREFIX [defaults: `FILE\-` if FILE is set, or `output\-` if read from stdin]
.TP
 \fIFILE\fR
Read from FILE or stdin if FILE is '\-'
.IP
[default: \fB\-\fR]
.SS "Global options"
See \fBsq\fR(1) for a description of the global options.
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP

.PP
Split all certificates.
.PP
.nf
.RS
sq keyring split certs.pgp
.RE
.PP
.fi

.PP
Split all certificates, merging them first to avoid duplicates.
.PP
.nf
.RS
sq keyring merge certs.pgp \\
.RE
.RS
.RS
| sq keyring split
.RE
.RE
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.nh
\fBsq\fR(1), \fBsq\-keyring\fR(1).
.hy
.PP
For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia\-pgp.org>.
.SH VERSION
1.2.0 (sequoia\-openpgp 1.22.0)