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     .SH "NAME" eidenv - utility for accessing visible data from electronic
identity cards


     .SH "SYNOPSIS"

	  .HP 168u

	       eidenv		      [OPTIONS]



     .SH "DESCRIPTION"

		     .PP The eidenv utility is used for accessing data from
electronic identity cards (like national eID cards) which might not be present
in PKCS#15 objects but available in custom files on the card. The data can be
printed on screen or used by other programs via environment variables.



     .SH "OPTIONS"

		     .PP


		    .PP --exec prog, -x prog

							    Executes the given
	 program with data in environment variables.

			     .RE

			     .PP --help, -h

								Print help
	     message on screen.

				 .RE

				 .PP --print, -p

								    Prints all
		 data fields from the card, like validity period, document
		 number etc.

				     .RE

				     .PP --reader arg, -r arg


						   Number of the reader to use.
		     By default, the first reader with a present card is used.
		     If arg is an ATR, the reader with a matching card will be
		     chosen.

								   .RE

					 .PP --stats, -t


						  Prints key usage statistics
			 (only for Estonian ID card).

					     .RE

					     .PP --version, -v


						      Prints the version of the
			     utility and exits.

						 .RE

						 .PP --wait, -w


							  Wait for a card to be
				 inserted

						     .RE





				      .SH "AUTHORS"

						      .PP eidenv utility was
				 written by Stef Hoeben and Martin Paljak
				 <martin@martinpaljak.net>.




opensc				   08/10/2026			       EIDENV(1)