sq-packet-join(1)

sq-packet-join1

Join packets split across files

Usage

sq packet join [OPTIONS] FILE

Overview

Join packets split across files.

Splitting a packet sequence into individual packets, then recombining them freely with `sq packet join` is a great way to experiment with OpenPGP data.

The converse operation is `sq packet split`.

Options

Subcommand options

--binary

Emit binary data

--label=LABEL

Select the kind of armor header

[default: auto]

[possible values: auto, message, cert, key, sig, file]

--output=FILE

Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

[default: -]

FILE

Read from FILE or stdin if omitted

Global options

See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

Examples

Split a inline-signed message into individual packets written to individual files with the prefix 'packet'.

sq packet split --output-prefix packet document.pgp

Then reassemble the message, transforming it into an old-style signed message with a prefix signature.

sq packet join --output prefix-signature.pgp --label message \
packet-2-Signature-Packet packet-1-Literal-Data-Packet

Version

1.4.1

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

--binary since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --label since Debian 13 (Trixie).

--help until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -B until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -h until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -o until Debian 12 (Bookworm).

From sequoia-sq 1.4.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.