apps: allow empty attribute values with -subj

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

diff --git a/doc/man1/req.pod b/doc/man1/req.pod
index 113cd9b6c985ea6cf1a81bcdc5e1652362921035..c76d63d6fd81a24b1ff37a4c9d46e2078e282d70 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/req.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/req.pod
@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ see L<openssl(1)/COMMAND SUMMARY>.
 
 Sets subject name for new request or supersedes the subject name
 when processing a request.
-The arg must be formatted as I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>,
-characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), no spaces are skipped.
+The arg must be formatted as I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>.
+Keyword characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), and whitespace is retained.
+Empty values are permitted, but the corresponding type will not be included
+in the request.
 
 =item B<-multivalue-rdn>