=item B<-passout arg>
-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)>.
+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<-aes128|-aes192|-aes256|-aria128|-aria192|-aria256|-camellia128|-camellia192|-camellia256|-des|-des3|-idea>
=item B<-F4|-3>
-the public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
+The public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
=item B<-rand file(s)>
-a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
+A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>).
Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
=item B<-engine id>
-specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<genrsa>
+Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<genrsa>
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.
=item B<numbits>
-the size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option
+The size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option
specified. The default is 2048.
=back