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6 Invoking the SCDAEMON
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The 'scdaemon' is a daemon to manage smartcards.  It is usually invoked
by 'gpg-agent' and in general not used directly.

   *Note Option Index::, for an index to 'scdaemon''s commands and
options.

* Menu:

* Scdaemon Commands::      List of all commands.
* Scdaemon Options::       List of all options.
* Card applications::      Description of card applications.
* Scdaemon Configuration:: Configuration files.
* Scdaemon Examples::      Some usage examples.
* Scdaemon Protocol::      The protocol the daemon uses.