Method: Gem::Commands::CertCommand#description

Defined in:

lib/rubygems/commands/cert_command.rb

#description ⇒ Object

:nodoc:

# File 'lib/rubygems/commands/cert_command.rb', line 199

def description # :nodoc:
  <<-EOF
The cert command manages signing keys and certificates for creating signed
gems.  Your signing certificate and private key are typically stored in
~/.gem/gem-public_cert.pem and ~/.gem/gem-private_key.pem respectively.

To build a certificate for signing gems:

gem cert --build you@example

If you already have an RSA key, or are creating a new certificate for an
existing key:

gem cert --build you@example --private-key /path/to/key.pem

If you wish to trust a certificate you can add it to the trust list with:

gem cert --add /path/to/cert.pem

You can list trusted certificates with:

gem cert --list

or:

gem cert --list cert_subject_substring

If you wish to remove a previously trusted certificate:

gem cert --remove cert_subject_substring

To sign another gem author's certificate:

gem cert --sign /path/to/other_cert.pem

For further reading on signing gems see `ri Gem::Security`.
  EOF
end