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diff --git a/doc/apps/ec.pod b/doc/apps/ec.pod
index ebc49ea092..758709f081 100644
--- a/doc/apps/ec.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ec.pod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ec - EC key processing
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 B<openssl> B<ec>
+[B<-help>]
 [B<-inform PEM|DER>]
 [B<-outform PEM|DER>]
 [B<-in filename>]
@@ -23,20 +24,26 @@ B<openssl> B<ec>
 [B<-pubout>]
 [B<-conv_form arg>]
 [B<-param_enc arg>]
+[B<-no_public>]
+[B<-check>]
 [B<-engine id>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 The B<ec> command processes EC keys. They can be converted between various
-forms and their components printed out. B<Note> OpenSSL uses the 
+forms and their components printed out. B<Note> OpenSSL uses the
 private key format specified in 'SEC 1: Elliptic Curve Cryptography'
-(http://www.secg.org/). To convert a OpenSSL EC private key into the
+(http://www.secg.org/). To convert an OpenSSL EC private key into the
 PKCS#8 private key format use the B<pkcs8> command.
 
 =head1 COMMAND OPTIONS
 
 =over 4
 
+=item B<-help>
+
+Print out a usage message.
+
 =item B<-inform DER|PEM>
 
 This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option with a private key uses
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ PKCS#8 format is also accepted.
 
 =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
 
-This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the 
+This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the
 B<-inform> option.
 
 =item B<-in filename>
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
 
 =item B<-des|-des3|-idea>
 
-These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, IDEA or 
+These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, IDEA or
 any other cipher supported by OpenSSL before outputting it. A pass phrase is
 prompted for.
 If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This
@@ -122,12 +129,20 @@ the preprocessor macro B<OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP> at compile time.
 
 This specifies how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded.
 Possible value are: B<named_curve>, i.e. the ec parameters are
-specified by a OID, or B<explicit> where the ec parameters are
-explicitly given (see RFC 3279 for the definition of the 
+specified by an OID, or B<explicit> where the ec parameters are
+explicitly given (see RFC 3279 for the definition of the
 EC parameters structures). The default value is B<named_curve>.
-B<Note> the B<implicitlyCA> alternative ,as specified in RFC 3279,
+B<Note> the B<implicitlyCA> alternative, as specified in RFC 3279,
 is currently not implemented in OpenSSL.
 
+=item B<-no_public>
+
+This option omits the public key components from the private key output.
+
+=item B<-check>
+
+this option checks the consistency of an EC private or public key.
+
 =item B<-engine id>
 
 specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<ec>
@@ -155,7 +170,7 @@ To encrypt a private key using triple DES:
 
  openssl ec -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem
 
-To convert a private key from PEM to DER format: 
+To convert a private key from PEM to DER format:
 
  openssl ec -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der
 
@@ -179,12 +194,13 @@ To change the point conversion form to B<compressed>:
 
 L<ecparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)>, L<rsa(1)>
 
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-The ec command was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8.
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-=head1 AUTHOR
+Copyright 2003-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org).
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
 
 =cut