HKT(1)

πŸ’… HKT(1) β€” like, the user commands one, bestie

okay so real quick β€” this is the hkt page from section 1 (User Commands), and it's literally the group chat entry point for hopenpgp-tools. shall we? 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

hkt β€” hopenpgp-tools. that's it, that's the name, no notes. πŸ‘‘


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

hkt COMMAND

yeah it's giving minimalist. you give it a COMMAND and it does the thing. main character energy fr. πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so hkt stands for hopenpgp-tools, and this version is 0.25.13. the copyright line reads Copyright Β© 2012-2026 Clint Adams β€” respect where respect is due, that's a long-running icon era. ⭐

also it describes itself as the hOpenPGP Keyring Tool, which β€” yeah. keyrings. it's the tool for that. iykyk. πŸ”₯

πŸ‘‘ Available options: πŸ‘‘

  • -h,--help β€” shows you this help text. the classic "i'm lost bestie" button. πŸ™ˆ
  • -V,--version β€” shows you version information. for when you need the receipts. πŸ’…

πŸŽ€ Available commands: πŸŽ€

  • export-pubkeys β€” exports matching keys to stdout. keys get to leave the building. ✨
  • findpaths β€” finds short paths between keys. six degrees of key separation, no cap. 🌈
  • graph β€” graphs certifications. it's the aesthetic chart of who signed whom. πŸ“ˆ
  • list β€” lists matching keys. pure listing behavior, and honestly? iconic. πŸ’œ
okay important bestie moment: hkt comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. like, none. zero. it's free software though, and you're welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. so free, warranty-less, redistributable-with-conditions. periodt. πŸ’–

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

here's the tea: for usage information of each subcommand, you just invoke the subcommand followed by --help. that's the whole trick. each little subcommand has its own lore, go ask it. πŸ’€


and that's a wrap, bestie πŸŽ€ this was hkt version 0.25.13-1, dated September 2026. go forth and keyring responsibly. πŸ«ΆπŸ’–βœ¨

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