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The command --list-components
will list all components that can
be configured with gpgconf. Usually, one component will
correspond to one GnuPG-related program and contain the options of
that programs configuration file that can be modified using
gpgconf. However, this is not necessarily the case. A
component might also be a group of selected options from several
programs, or contain entirely virtual options that have a special
effect rather than changing exactly one option in one configuration
file.
A component is a set of configuration options that semantically belong together. Furthermore, several changes to a component can be made in an atomic way with a single operation. The GUI could for example provide a menu with one entry for each component, or a window with one tabulator sheet per component.
The command argument --list-components
lists all available
components, one per line. The format of each line is:
name:
description
Example:
$ gpgconf --list-components gpg:GPG for OpenPGP gpg-agent:GPG Agent scdaemon:Smartcard Daemon gpgsm:GPG for S/MIME dirmngr:Directory Manager