-A clearsigned @dfn{directive file}, made using @samp{gpg --clearsign}
-(for example, @file{foo.tar.gz.directive.asc}).
+A clearsigned @dfn{directive file}; for example,
+@file{foo.tar.gz.directive.asc}. Make this by preparing the plain
+text file @file{foo.tar.gz.directive} and then run @samp{gpg
+--clearsign foo.tar.gz.directive}. @xref{FTP Upload Directive File -
+v1.1}, for the contents of the directive file.