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.TH "AGE\-KEYGEN" "1" "September 2021" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBage\-keygen\fR \- generate age(1) key pairs
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBage\-keygen\fR [\fB\-o\fR \fIOUTPUT\fR]
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.br
\fBage\-keygen\fR \fB\-y\fR [\fB\-o\fR \fIOUTPUT\fR] [\fIINPUT\fR]
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.br
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBage\-keygen\fR generates a new native age(1) key pair, and outputs the identity to standard output or to the \fIOUTPUT\fR file\. The output includes the public key and the current time as comments\.
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.P
If the output is not going to a terminal, \fBage\-keygen\fR prints the public key to standard error\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIOUTPUT\fR
Write the identity to \fIOUTPUT\fR instead of standard output\.
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.IP
If \fIOUTPUT\fR already exists, it is not overwritten\.
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.TP
\fB\-y\fR
Read an identity file from \fIINPUT\fR or from standard input and output the corresponding recipient(s), one per line, with no comments\.
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.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Print the version and exit\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
Generate a new identity:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ age\-keygen
# created: 2021\-01\-02T15:30:45+01:00
# public key: age1lvyvwawkr0mcnnnncaghunadrqkmuf9e6507x9y920xxpp866cnql7dp2z
AGE\-SECRET\-KEY\-1N9JEPW6DWJ0ZQUDX63F5A03GX8QUW7PXDE39N8UYF82VZ9PC8UFS3M7XA9
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Write a new identity to \fBkey\.txt\fR:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ age\-keygen \-o key\.txt
Public key: age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Convert an identity to a recipient:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ age\-keygen \-y key\.txt
age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
age(1)
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.SH "AUTHORS"
Filippo Valsorda \fIage@filippo\.io\fR