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.TH split 1 "July 2022" "sq 0.26.0" "Sequoia Manual"
.SH NAME
split \- Splits a keyring into individual keys
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBsplit\fR [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-prefix\fR] [\fB\-B\fR|\fB\-\-binary\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fIFILE\fR] 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Splits 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 join".
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fIPREFIX\fR
Writes to files with PREFIX [defaults: "FILE\-" if FILE is set, or "output\-" if read from stdin]
.TP
\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-binary\fR
Emits binary data
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help information
.TP
[\fIFILE\fR]
Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted
.SH EXAMPLES
 Split all certs
.PP
.nf
.RS
 sq keyring split certs.pgp
.RE
.fi
.PP
 Split all certs, merging them first to avoid duplicates
.PP
.nf
.RS
 sq keyring merge certs.pgp | sq keyring split
.RE
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia\-pgp.org/sq/>.
.PP
sq(1)
sq\-armor(1)
sq\-autocrypt(1)
sq\-certify(1)
sq\-dearmor(1)
sq\-decrypt(1)
sq\-encrypt(1)
sq\-inspect(1)
sq\-key(1)
sq\-keyring(1)
sq\-keyring\-filter(1)
sq\-keyring\-join(1)
sq\-keyring\-list(1)
sq\-keyring\-merge(1)
sq\-keyserver(1)
sq\-packet(1)
sq\-revoke(1)
sq\-sign(1)
sq\-verify(1)
sq\-wkd(1)