Just curious. I have two 'pubring' files in ~/.gnupg/ ~/.gnupg $ ls | grep pubring pubring.kbx pubring.kbx~ if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } Can someone tell me what the pubring.kbx~ file is and if I need it?

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pfr

Just curious. I have two 'pubring' files in ~/.gnupg/

~/.gnupg $ ls | grep pubring
pubring.kbx
pubring.kbx~

Can someone tell me what the pubring.kbx~ file is and if I need it?

neubaer

pfr Trailing ~ usually means it's a backup file.

pfr

neubaer I thought that too, but it's contents are different (shorter)

rvp

pfr but it's contents are different (shorter)

If you add entries, then the backup (old contents) will be shorter. Conversely, if you delete entries, then the backup will be longer. Compare the files using a hex editor (or hexdump -C).