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Pasting in GPG key is difficult for very long keys

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Description

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My public key export is about 1300 lines, which is a bear to copy/paste. It would be useful to be able to upload a file instead of pasting in the entire key, especially since it turns out that my scrollback buffer is only 1000 lines...

(Very minor request, may be a duplicate, I didn't really check; if so, sorry.)

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. First check whether this request duplicates an existing issue, then trace the current public-key paste flow and determine where file upload would fit; done means users can submit a very long public-key export without depending on a limited scrollback buffer.

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Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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