SQ(1)                            User Commands                           SQ(1)

NAME
       sq toolbox extract-cert - Convert a key to a cert

SYNOPSIS
       sq toolbox extract-cert [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION
       Convert a key to a cert.

       After generating a key, use this command to get the certificate
       corresponding to the key.  The key must be kept secure, while the
       certificate should be handed out to correspondents, e.g. by uploading
       it to a key server.



OPTIONS
   Subcommand options
       --binary
              Emit binary data

       --output=FILE
              Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

              [default: -]

        FILE  Read from FILE or stdin if FILE is '-'

              [default: -]

   Global options
       See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

EXAMPLES
       First, generate a key

              sq key generate --userid '<juliet@example.org>' \
                     --output juliet.key.pgp



       Then, extract the certificate for distribution

              sq toolbox extract-cert --output juliet.cert.pgp juliet.key.pgp

SEE ALSO
       sq(1), sq-toolbox(1).

       For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia-pgp.org>.

VERSION
       0.38.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.21.2)

Sequoia PGP                         0.38.0                               SQ(1)