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doc/man1/openssl-ecparam.pod

@@ -8,24 +8,26 @@ openssl-ecparam - EC parameter manipulation and generation
 
 B<openssl ecparam>
 [B<-help>]
-[B<-inform DER|PEM>]
-[B<-outform DER|PEM>]
-[B<-in filename>]
-[B<-out filename>]
+[B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>]
+[B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>]
+[B<-in> I<filename>]
+[B<-out> I<filename>]
 [B<-noout>]
 [B<-text>]
 [B<-C>]
 [B<-check>]
 [B<-check_named>]
-[B<-name arg>]
+[B<-name> I<arg>]
 [B<-list_curves>]
-[B<-conv_form arg>]
-[B<-param_enc arg>]
+[B<-conv_form> I<arg>]
+[B<-param_enc> I<arg>]
 [B<-no_seed>]
-[B<-rand file...>]
-[B<-writerand file>]
+[B<-rand> I<files>]
+[B<-writerand> I<file>]
 [B<-genkey>]
-[B<-engine id>]
+[B<-engine> I<id>]
+
+=for openssl ifdef engine
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -39,24 +41,24 @@ This command is used to manipulate or generate EC parameter files.
 
 Print out a usage message.
 
-=item B<-inform DER|PEM>
+=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
 
 This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option uses an ASN.1 DER encoded
 form compatible with RFC 3279 EcpkParameters. The PEM form is the default
 format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64 encoded with additional
 header and footer lines.
 
-=item B<-outform DER|PEM>
+=item B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
 
 This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
 as the B<-inform> option.
 
-=item B<-in filename>
+=item B<-in> I<filename>
 
 This specifies the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if
 this option is not specified.
 
-=item B<-out filename>
+=item B<-out> I<filename>
 
 This specifies the output filename parameters to. Standard output is used
 if this option is not present. The output filename should B<not> be the same
@@ -84,17 +86,16 @@ Validate the elliptic curve parameters.
 Validate the elliptic name curve parameters by checking if the curve parameters
 match any built-in curves.
 
-=item B<-name arg>
+=item B<-name> I<arg>
 
 Use the EC parameters with the specified 'short' name. Use B<-list_curves>
 to get a list of all currently implemented EC parameters.
 
 =item B<-list_curves>
 
-If this options is specified B<ecparam> will print out a list of all
-currently implemented EC parameters names and exit.
+Print out a list of all currently implemented EC parameters names and exit.
 
-=item B<-conv_form>
+=item B<-conv_form> I<arg>
 
 This specifies how the points on the elliptic curve are converted
 into octet strings. Possible values are: B<compressed>, B<uncompressed> (the
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ B<Note> Due to patent issues the B<compressed> option is disabled
 by default for binary curves and can be enabled by defining
 the preprocessor macro B<OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP> at compile time.
 
-=item B<-param_enc arg>
+=item B<-param_enc> I<arg>
 
 This specifies how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded.
 Possible value are: B<named_curve>, i.e. the ec parameters are
@@ -123,22 +124,13 @@ is included in the ECParameters structure (see RFC 3279).
 
 This option will generate an EC private key using the specified parameters.
 
-=item B<-rand file...>
+=item B<-rand> I<files>, B<-writerand> I<file>
 
-A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
-generator.
-Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
-The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
-all others.
+See L<openssl(1)/Random State Options> for more information.
 
-=item [B<-writerand file>]
+=item B<-engine> I<id>
 
-Writes random data to the specified I<file> upon exit.
-This can be used with a subsequent B<-rand> flag.
-
-=item B<-engine id>
-
-Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<ecparam>
+Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause B<ecparam>
 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.
@@ -153,7 +145,7 @@ PEM format EC parameters use the header and footer lines:
  -----END EC PARAMETERS-----
 
 OpenSSL is currently not able to generate new groups and therefore
-B<ecparam> can only create EC parameters from known (named) curves.
+B<openssl ecparam> can only create EC parameters from known (named) curves.
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES