Question

I’m executing GPG as DOS commands in C#. Works in majority.
I’ve managed reading passwords from standard input (similarly to written here)

But I’ve stuck on keys deletion what you need is execute below command:

gpg --delete-key "Key Name"

But problem is GPG asks you if you are sure you want to delete this key and what you
need is press Y < ENTER > what I’m not able to archive…
Seems it doesn’t read from StdIO

I’ve tried DOS-like solution

echo Y | gpg --delete-key "Key Name"

or making txt file with Y as 1st line and < Enter > as 2nd

type yes.txt | gpg --delete-key "Key Name"

Both didnt work…

Any idea how to make it working ??

Answer 1

Try to pass --yes as a param.

From the GPG manual:

--delete-key name

Remove key from the public keyring. In batch mode either --yes is required or the key must be specified by fingerprint. This is a safeguard against accidental deletion of multiple keys.