Warn if -days without -x509

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

diff --git a/doc/man1/req.pod b/doc/man1/req.pod
index e15434a1bbc163699d79f79cf9ec829803a5320f..d0d471f11fb440512305ca66c2a8820f7eb91447 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/req.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/req.pod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
+openssl-req,
 req - PKCS#10 certificate request and certificate generating utility
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ B<openssl> B<req>
 [B<-keyform PEM|DER>]
 [B<-keyout filename>]
 [B<-keygen_engine id>]
-[B<-[digest]>]
+[B<-I<digest>>]
 [B<-config filename>]
 [B<-multivalue-rdn>]
 [B<-x509>]
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ footer lines.
 
 =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
 
-This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the
-B<-inform> option.
+This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
+as the B<-inform> option.
 
 =item B<-in filename>
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ configuration file is used.
 If this option is specified then if a private key is created it
 will not be encrypted.
 
-=item B<-[digest]>
+=item B<-I<digest>>
 
 This specifies the message digest to sign the request.
 Any digest supported by the OpenSSL B<dgst> command can be used.
@@ -246,7 +247,8 @@ to the self signed certificate otherwise new request is created.
 =item B<-days n>
 
 When the B<-x509> option is being used this specifies the number of
-days to certify the certificate for. The default is 30 days.
+days to certify the certificate for, otherwise it is ignored.
+The default is 30 days.
 
 =item B<-set_serial n>