docs: document release signing and verification

Fixes #7257
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Nick Craig-Wood
2023-09-11 12:28:23 +01:00
parent 2a6675cffd
commit e8879f3e77
5 changed files with 307 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ package selfupdate
// Note: "|" will be replaced by backticks in the help string below
var selfUpdateHelp = `
This command downloads the latest release of rclone and replaces
the currently running binary. The download is verified with a hashsum
and cryptographically signed signature.
This command downloads the latest release of rclone and replaces the
currently running binary. The download is verified with a hashsum and
cryptographically signed signature; see [the release signing
docs](/release_signing/) for details.
If used without flags (or with implied |--stable| flag), this command
will install the latest stable release. However, some issues may be fixed
@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ your OS) to update these too. This command with the default |--package zip|
will update only the rclone executable so the local manual may become
inaccurate after it.
The |rclone mount| command (https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/) may
The [rclone mount](/commands/rclone_mount/) command may
or may not support extended FUSE options depending on the build and OS.
|selfupdate| will refuse to update if the capability would be discarded.