Add-apt-key

NAME

      add-apt-key - Command line tool to add GPG keys to the APT keyring

SYNOPSIS

      add-apt-key [ --help ] [ --verbose ] [ --keyserver name ] keyid

DESCRIPTION

      The  add-apt-key  will  request  the  specified  GPG  key from a public
      keyserver and insert it into the APT keyring so  that  archives  signed
      with that key will be trusted.

OPTIONS

      This  program  follows  the  usual  GNU  command line syntax, with long
      options starting with two dashes (--).

      -h, --help
             Show online help (usage).

      -v, --verbose
             verbose mode will show each command before it is executed.

      -k, --keyserver name
             Select a specific keyserver to use.

      keyid  The GPG key identifier to add.

FILES

      /etc/default/add-apt-key
             Configuration file specifying the public keyserver to use.

EXIT VALUES

      The folling exit values are used:

      0      Adding the keyid was successful.

      1      Invalid script arguments.

      2      GPG keyid cannot be retrieved (or is malformed).

      3      Error in adding keyid to the APT keyring.