SQ(1) User Commands SQ(1)

sq key expire - Change a certificate's expiration time

sq key expire [OPTIONS]

Change a certificate's expiration time.

This subcommand changes a certificate's expiration time. To change the expiration time of an individual subkey, use the `sq key subkey expire` subcommand.

Change the expiration of the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID
Change the expiration of the key where a user ID includes the specified email address
Change the expiration of the key read from PATH
Change the expiration of the key with the specified user ID
Sets the expiration time.
EXPIRATION is either an ISO 8601 formatted date with an optional time or a custom duration. A duration takes the form `N[ymwds]`, where the letters stand for years, months, weeks, days, and seconds, respectively. Alternatively, the keyword `never` does not set an expiration time.
[default: never]
Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

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

Change Alice's certificate to expire in a year.

sq key expire --expiration 1y --cert \
EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0




Change Alice's certificate to never expire.






sq key expire --expiration never --cert \








EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0














sq(1), sq-key(1).


For the full documentation see
    <https://book.sequoia-pgp.org>.








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