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diff --git a/lisp/epa.el b/lisp/epa.el index 2b14a003484..8694de48172 100644 --- a/lisp/epa.el +++ b/lisp/epa.el @@ -56,12 +56,15 @@ If neither t nor nil, ask user for confirmation." :type 'integer :group 'epa) +;; In the doc string below, we say "symbol `error'" to avoid producing +;; a hyperlink for `error' the function. (defcustom epa-pinentry-mode nil "The pinentry mode. GnuPG 2.1 or later has an option to control the behavior of -Pinentry invocation. Possible modes are: `ask', `cancel', -`error', and `loopback'. See the GnuPG manual for the meanings. +Pinentry invocation. The value should be the symbol `error', +`ask', `cancel', or `loopback'. See the GnuPG manual for the +meanings. In epa commands, a particularly useful mode is `loopback', which redirects all Pinentry queries to the caller, so Emacs can query |