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[u/mdw/catacomb] / keyring.5

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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ keyring \- description of Catacomb keyring files
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Keyring files are line-oriented text files.  It is recommended that
 programs use only the provided interface for reading and modifying
-keyring files, for consistency of locking and representation: this
+keyring files for consistency of locking and representation: this
 description is provided for the benefit of administrators attempting to
 understand or repair keyring files.
 .PP
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ character is
 are ignored, but are not written back to the file.  Thus, the comment
 facility is not particularly useful.
 .PP
-Each other line describes a key.  Key descriptions consist of between 4
-and six whitespace-separated fields.  The final comment field may
-contain whitespace characters.  The fields are, in order:
+Each remaining line describes a key.  Key descriptions consist of
+between 4 and six whitespace-separated fields.  The final comment field
+may contain whitespace characters.  The fields are, in order:
 .TP
 .B type
 The key's type string, set when the key was created.
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ The key's type string, set when the key was created.
 The actual key, Base64 encoded, as described in RFC2045.
 .TP
 .B "expiry time"
-The time at which this key expires, represented as an integer number of
-seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, not counting leap seconds.  The
-special value \-1 signifies that this key never expires.
+The time at which this key expires, represented as an integer, in the
+format returned by the
+.BR time (2)
+system call.
 .TP
 .B "deletion time"
 The time at which this key should be deleted, using the same