Standardize apps use of -rand, etc.

[openssl.git] / doc / man1 / gendsa.pod

diff --git a/doc/man1/gendsa.pod b/doc/man1/gendsa.pod
index 1068ffdfd09345e4f0109c197fe51b3bfa8839b2..9cb84dfbeb64ccbe804ba3ea71c53b84acccd2b3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/gendsa.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/gendsa.pod
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ B<openssl> B<gendsa>
 [B<-des>]
 [B<-des3>]
 [B<-idea>]
-[B<-rand file(s)>]
+[B<-rand file...>]
+[B<-writerand file>]
 [B<-engine id>]
 [B<paramfile>]
 
@@ -49,14 +50,19 @@ These options encrypt the private key with specified
 cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
 If none of these options is specified no encryption is used.
 
-=item B<-rand file(s)>
+=item B<-rand file...>
 
 A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
-generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>).
+generator.
 Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
 all others.
 
+=item [B<-writerand file>]
+
+Writes random data to the specified I<file> upon exit.
+This can be used with a subsequent B<-rand> flag.
+
 =item B<-engine id>
 
 Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<gendsa>