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diff --git a/doc/apt-key.8.xml b/doc/apt-key.8.xml
index 7b0691b5e..8f445b7f9 100644
--- a/doc/apt-key.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-key.8.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>apt-key</command>
- <arg><replaceable>command</replaceable>/</arg>
+ <arg><option>--keyring <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><replaceable>command</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep="repeat"><option><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -135,11 +136,24 @@
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1><title>Options</title>
+<para>Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the previous section.</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term>--keyring <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>With this option it is possible to specify a specific keyring
+ file the command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed
+ on the <filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the
+ <filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, through <filename>trusted.gpg</filename>
+ is the primary keyring which means that e.g. new keys are added to this one.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
<refsect1><title>Files</title>
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>
- <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added here.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+
+ &file-trustedgpg;
<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename></term>
<listitem><para>Local trust database of archive keys.</para></listitem>
@@ -153,8 +167,6 @@
<listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
-
</variablelist>
</refsect1>