Refactor -passin/-passout documentation

[openssl.git] / doc / man1 / openssl-pkey.pod

diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-pkey.pod b/doc/man1/openssl-pkey.pod
index fa9ea11f9ca7f1ea1872af4075f8a6193386892c..66ec9d17c3c60ac6917adc2c109cacef6eac9cbb 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-pkey.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-pkey.pod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ B<openssl> B<pkey>
 [B<-out> I<filename>]
 [B<-passout> I<arg>]
 [B<-traditional>]
-[B<->I<cipher>]
+[B<-I<cipher>>]
 [B<-text>]
 [B<-text_pub>]
 [B<-noout>]
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ B<openssl> B<pkey>
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-The B<pkey> command processes public or private keys. They can be converted
-between various forms and their components printed out.
+This command processes public or private keys. They can be
+converted between various forms and their components printed out.
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ This specifies the input filename to read a key from or standard input if this
 option is not specified. If the key is encrypted a pass phrase will be
 prompted for.
 
-=item B<-passin> I<arg>
+=item B<-passin> I<arg>, B<-passout> I<arg>
 
-The input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
-see L<openssl(1)/Pass phrase options>.
+The password source for the input and output file.
+For more information about the format of B<arg>
+see L<openssl(1)/Pass Phrase Options>.
 
 =item B<-out> I<filename>
 
@@ -67,18 +68,13 @@ option is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase
 will be prompted for. The output filename should B<not> be the same as the input
 filename.
 
-=item B<-passout> I<password>
-
-The output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
-see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
-
 =item B<-traditional>
 
 Normally a private key is written using standard format: this is PKCS#8 form
 with the appropriate encryption algorithm (if any). If the B<-traditional>
 option is specified then the older "traditional" format is used instead.
 
-=item B<->I<cipher>
+=item B<-I<cipher>>
 
 These options encrypt the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm
 name accepted by EVP_get_cipherbyname() is acceptable such as B<des3>.
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ the input is a public key.
 
 =item B<-engine> I<id>
 
-Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<pkey>
+Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause this command
 to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
 thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
 for all available algorithms.