Please support --batch mode, with STDIN reads, for *all* GPG operations which
would otherwise attempt to interactively read from a tty. This mostly applies to
Unix environments, perhaps all others as well. Classic use-cases include reading
a passphrase and instances like this:
$ printf "5\n" | gpg2 --batch --edit-key 67A92459607354C7 trust quit
... gpg: Sorry, we are in batchmode - can't get input
This should be a simpler alternative than setting the "--xxx-fd" options
individually, if that in fact achieves the same result. (Does it?)
The "meta" use-case is dedicated and securely automated environments using GnuPG
for cryptographic functionality. In this scenario, GnuPG commands come from
scripts and no user is present to answer questions.
Alternately, perhaps an option like --stdin-always for gpg.conf is provided
which means that tty reads always come from STDIN. This style of operation is
more or less the "common expectation" of Unix users when they first encounter GnuPG.
Thanks