(defun epg-start-generate-key (context parameters)
"Initiate a key generation.
-PARAMETERS specifies parameters for the key.
+PARAMETERS is a string which specifies parameters of the generated key.
+See Info node `(gnupg) Unattended GPG key generation' in the
+GnuPG manual for the format.
If you use this function, you will need to wait for the completion of
`epg-gpg-program' by using `epg-wait-for-completion' and call
(setf (epg-context-operation context) 'generate-key)
(setf (epg-context-result context) nil)
(if (epg-data-file parameters)
- (epg--start context (list "--batch" "--genkey" "--"
+ (epg--start context (list "--batch" "--gen-key" "--"
(epg-data-file parameters)))
- (epg--start context '("--batch" "--genkey"))
+ (epg--start context '("--batch" "--gen-key"))
(if (eq (process-status (epg-context-process context)) 'run)
(process-send-string (epg-context-process context)
(epg-data-string parameters)))