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使用GPG对commit签名失败

相似问题及解决方案: stackoverflow, gist

error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: failed to write commit object
  • 首先对git命令进行追踪，在出错的步骤前加上命令GIT_TRACE=1，如下所示
GIT_TRACE=1 git commit -m "example" -S
  • 接下来会显示出git的具体执行情况
20:52:58.902766 git.c:328               trace: built-in: git 'commit' '-vvv' '-m' 'example commit message'
20:52:58.918467 run-command.c:626       trace: run_command: 'gpg' '--status-fd=2' '-bsau' '23810377252EF4C2'
error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: failed to write commit object
  • 再次执行出错的步骤，这会清晰打印出错误原因
echo "dummy" | gpg -bsau 23810377252EF4C2

出错原因可能有多种，在出现下面的问题时

gpg: signing failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
gpg: [stdin]: clear-sign failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

设置环境变量export GPG_TTY=$(tty)即可解决

  • 最后，对签名进行测试
echo "test" | gpg --clearsign

设置 gpg-agent 密钥过期时间

建立文件 $HOME/.gunpg/gpg-agent.conf

default-cache-ttl 259200 # 单位秒
max-cache-ttl 864000

设置后需要重启 gpg-agent 进程