NAME

       sq-key-subkey-delete - Delete a certificate's secret key material

SYNOPSIS

       sq key subkey delete [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       Delete a certificate's secret key material.

       Unlike  `sq  key  delete`,  which  deletes  all  the  secret  key material, this command only deletes the
       specified secret key material.

       If the secret key material is managed by multiple devices, it is deleted from all of them.

       Although the secret key material is deleted, the public keys are retained.  If you don't want the keys to
       be used anymore you should revoke the keys using `sq key subkey revoke`.

OPTIONS

   Subcommand options
       --cert=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
              Delete secret key material from the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID

       --cert-email=EMAIL
              Delete secret key material from the key where a user ID includes the specified email address

       --cert-file=PATH
              Delete the secret key material from the key read from PATH

       --cert-userid=USERID
              Delete secret key material from the key with the specified user ID

       --key=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
              Delete the specified key's secret key material

       --output=FILE
              Write the stripped certificate to the specified file

              This option only makes sense when deleting the secret key material from  a  file.   When  deleting
              secret  key material managed by the key store using `--cert`, you can get the stripped certificate
              using `sq key export`.

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

EXAMPLES

       Delete Alice's signing subkey.

              sq key subkey delete \
                     --cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0 \
                     --key=42020B87D51877E5AF8D272124F3955B0B8DECC8

SEE ALSO

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

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

VERSION

       1.3.1

Sequoia PGP                                           1.3.1                                                SQ(1)