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authorMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 13:28:58 +0100
committerMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 13:28:58 +0100
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-.TH FILE2KEY 1 file2key
+.TH FILE2KEY 1 FILE2KEY
.SH NAME
file2key - generates a key from a file and a passphrase
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ file2key - generates a key from a file and a passphrase
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B file2key
uses Keccak[] to create a hash as big as a selected
-file and the prints the bitwise exclusive or of the
-hash and the file making a key file from any normal
+file and then prints the bitwise exclusive OR of the
+hash and the file, making a key file from any normal
file and a passphrase.
.PP
-The idea is the reversed of steganography.
+The idea is the reverse of steganography.
.PP
.B file2key
can also be used to encrypt and decrypt files.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The file to generate a key from.
.SH STDIN
The
.B file2key
-utility generate a key from the standard input is no
+utility generates a key from the standard input if no
.I file
is specified, or if the specified file is
.RB \(dq - \(dq.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ is specified, or if the specified file is
The input file can be any file type.
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-No environment variables affects the execution of
+No environment variables affect the execution of
.BR file2key
.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ None.
.SH EXIT STATUS
If the
.B file2key
-utility fails it will exit withone of the following statuses:
+utility fails it will exit with one of the following statuses:
.TP
0
Successful completion.
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ None.
.SH RATIONALE
.B file2key
-cannot be configured. The idea behind this is that you
-if it required configurations you run the risk of losing
-all your keys if you lose your configurations. This must
+cannot be configured. The idea behind this is that if
+it required configuration you would run the risk of losing
+all your keys if you lost your configuration. This must
not happen.
.SH NOTES