From http://bugs.debian.org/542509:
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$ gpg2 --quiet --decrypt <msg.enc >/dev/null
gpg: anonymous recipient; trying secret key DEADBEEF ...
gpg: okay, we are the anonymous recipient.
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It contrasts with:
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$ man gpg2 | grep -B1 -- 'as quiet as possible'
-q, --quiet Try to be as quiet as possible.
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