+# another option is 0xshort
+keyid-format 0xlong
+
+# iank@fsf.org
+default-key B125F60B7B287FF6A2B7DF8F170AF0E2954295DF
+
+# note, i did this so that gpg-agent would not hold open the .gnupg dir.
+# so I could unmount the filesystem which holds the .gnupg dir while
+# running gpg-agent.
+# also, symlinking things like keys in the .gnupg dir is a recipe
+# for trouble
+# https://askubuntu.com/questions/777900/how-to-configure-gnupgs-s-gpg-agent-socket-location