NAME

       sq packet split - Split a message into packets

SYNOPSIS

       sq packet split [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION

       Split a message into packets.

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

       By default, the packets are written to stdout as a sequence of ASCII armored blocks.  It is  possible  to
       edit  this  file  directly  (e.g., moving, adding, or removing packets), and then use `sq packet join` to
       assemble the stream.

       Alternatively, if a `--output-prefix` is given, the packets are written into  individual  files  starting
       with the prefix, and can be reassembled with `sq packet join`.

       The converse operation is `sq packet join`.

OPTIONS

   Subcommand options
       --binary
              Emit binary data

       --output=FILE
              Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

       --output-prefix=PREFIX
              Write packets to individual files starting with the given prefix.

              The  file  names  are  formed  by  joining the prefix, the path of the packet in the source object
              (recall: packets can be nested), and a human-readable packet type with dashes ('-').

        FILE  Read from FILE or stdin if FILE is '-'

              [default: -]

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

EXAMPLES

       Split a certificate into individual packets printed to stdout.

              sq packet split --output=- juliet.pgp

       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

SEE ALSO

       sq(1), sq-packet(1).

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

VERSION

       1.2.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.22.0)

Sequoia PGP                                           1.2.0                                                SQ(1)