# minisign > A dead simple tool to sign files and verify signatures. > More information: . - Generate a new keypair at the default location: `minisign -G` - Sign a file: `minisign -Sm {{path/to/file}}` - Sign a file, adding a trusted (signed) and an untrusted (unsigned) comment in the signature: `minisign -Sm {{path/to/file}} -c "{{Untrusted comment}}" -t "{{Trusted comment}}"` - Verify a file and the trusted comments in its signature using the specified public key file: `minisign -Vm {{path/to/file}} -p {{path/to/publickey.pub}}` - Verify a file and the trusted comments in its signature, specifying a public key as a Base64 encoded literal: `minisign -Vm {{path/to/file}} -P "{{public_key_base64}}"`