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Creating gpg keys non-interactively
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gen-key-script
Key-Type: 1
Key-Length: 2048
Subkey-Type: 1
Subkey-Length: 2048
Name-Real: Root Superuser
Name-Email: root@handbook.westarete.com
Expire-Date: 0
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install.bash
# Generate the key
gpg --batch --gen-key gen-key-script
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eexit commented Jan 27, 2022

Add %no-protection if you need to generate passwordless keys. This also prevents the pinentry to pop up.

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muink commented Feb 27, 2023

Using Process Substitution can be support indentation

gpg --full-gen-key --batch <(echo "Key-Type: 1"; \
                             echo "Key-Length: 4096"; \
                             echo "Subkey-Type: 1"; \
                             echo "Subkey-Length: 4096"; \
                             echo "Expire-Date: 0"; \
                             echo "Name-Real: Root Superuser"; \
                             echo "Name-Email: root@handbook.westarete.com"; \
                             echo "%no-protection"; )

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