Centralize documentation about config file location

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

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@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ GOST R 34.11-94 (B<-md_gost94>).
 
 =item B<-config filename>
 
-this allows an alternative configuration file to be specified,
-this overrides the compile time filename or any specified in
-the B<OPENSSL_CONF> environment variable.
+this allows an alternative configuration file to be specified.
+Optional; for a description of the default value,
+see L<openssl(1)/COMMAND SUMMARY>.
 
 =item B<-subj arg>
 
@@ -623,12 +623,6 @@ then the B<SET OF> is missing and the encoding is technically invalid (but
 it is tolerated). See the description of the command line option B<-asn1-kludge>
 for more information.
 
-=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-
-The variable B<OPENSSL_CONF> if defined allows an alternative configuration
-file location to be specified, it will be overridden by the B<-config> command
-line switch if it is present.
-
 =head1 BUGS
 
 OpenSSL's handling of T61Strings (aka TeletexStrings) is broken: it effectively