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SQ(1) User Commands SQ(1)

NAME

sq key expire - Change expiration times

SYNOPSIS

sq key expire [OPTIONS] EXPIRATION

DESCRIPTION

Change expiration times.

Change or clear a certificate's expiration time.

This subcommand changes the certificate's expiration time. To change the expiration time of an individual subkey, use the `sq key subkey expire` subcommand.

OPTIONS

Subcommand options

Emit binary data
Change the certificate's expiration time
Change the certificate's expiration time
Write to FILE or stdout if omitted
Define EXPIRATION for the key as ISO 8601 formatted string or custom duration. If an ISO 8601 formatted string is provided, the validity period reaches from the reference time (may be set using `--time`) to the provided time. Custom durations starting from the reference time may be set using `N[ymwds]`, for N years, months, weeks, days, or seconds. The special keyword `never` sets an unlimited expiry.

Global options

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

EXAMPLES

Make Alice's key expire in a year.

sq key expire 1y --cert \
EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0




Make Alice's key never expire.






sq key expire never --cert \








EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0












SEE ALSO


sq(1), sq-key(1).


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






VERSION


0.38.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.21.2)







  

    0.38.0
    Sequoia PGP