apps: allow empty attribute values with -subj

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

diff --git a/doc/man1/storeutl.pod b/doc/man1/storeutl.pod
index 3f26ab500b8313076d63301cd1aa2e4acf1f2a7c..083f0282469ee1a6b1f88acec75ffffa1dfa8bc1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/storeutl.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/storeutl.pod
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ returned.
 =item B<-subject arg>
 
 Search for an object having the subject name B<arg>.
-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 are ignored for the search.  That is,
+a search with an empty value will have the same effect as not specifying
+the type at all.
 
 =item B<-issuer arg>