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@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ for details.
If you don't customize @code{auth-sources}, you'll have to live with
the defaults: any host and any port are looked up in the netrc
-file @code{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file.
-@xref{GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration}.
+file @code{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file
+(@pxref{GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration}).
The simplest working netrc line example is one without a port.
@@ -271,9 +271,8 @@ If you don't customize @code{auth-sources}, the auth-source library
reads @code{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file.
In Emacs 23 or later there is an option @code{auto-encryption-mode} to
-automatically decrypt @code{*.gpg} files. It is enabled by default so
-there is no setting is needed. If you are using earlier versions of
-Emacs, you will need:
+automatically decrypt @code{*.gpg} files. It is enabled by default.
+If you are using earlier versions of Emacs, you will need:
@lisp
(require 'epa-file)
@@ -282,14 +281,17 @@ Emacs, you will need:
If you want your GnuPG passwords to be cached, set up @code{gpg-agent}
or EasyPG Assitant
-@pxref{Caching Passphrases, , Caching Passphrases, epa}
+@xref{Caching Passphrases, , Caching Passphrases, epa}
To quick start, here are some questions:
@enumerate
-@item Do you use GnuPG version 2 instead of GnuPG version 1?
-@item Do you use symmetric encryption rather than public key encryption?
-@item Do you want to use gpg-agent?
+@item
+Do you use GnuPG version 2 instead of GnuPG version 1?
+@item
+Do you use symmetric encryption rather than public key encryption?
+@item
+Do you want to use gpg-agent?
@end enumerate
Here are configurations depending on your answers:
@@ -306,8 +308,8 @@ Here are configurations depending on your answers:
@item No @tab No @tab No @tab You can't, without gpg-agent.
@end multitable
-To set up gpg-agent, follow the instruction in GnuPG manual.
-@pxref{Invoking GPG-AGENT, , Invoking GPG-AGENT, gnupg}.
+To set up gpg-agent, follow the instruction in GnuPG manual
+(@pxref{Invoking GPG-AGENT, , Invoking GPG-AGENT, gnupg}).
To set up elisp passphrase cache, set
@code{epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption}.