Document the -inform, etc., in openssl.pod

[thirdparty/openssl.git] / doc / man1 / openssl-dhparam.pod

diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-dhparam.pod b/doc/man1/openssl-dhparam.pod
index a28d1b81f8ddf9ce52771badb2ee525075f0a7be..cbd52b00fb83ff37423a7058234603beaeff61a3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-dhparam.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-dhparam.pod
@@ -39,17 +39,11 @@ This command is used to manipulate DH parameter files.
 
 Print out a usage message.
 
-=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
+=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>, B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
 
-This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option uses an ASN1 DER encoded
-form compatible with the PKCS#3 DHparameter structure. 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> B<DER>|B<PEM>
-
-This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
-as the B<-inform> option.
+The input format and output format; the default is B<PEM>.
+The object is compatible with the PKCS#3 B<DHparameter> structure.
+See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
 
 =item B<-in> I<filename>
 
@@ -130,11 +124,6 @@ may have different purposes in future versions of OpenSSL.
 
 =head1 NOTES
 
-PEM format DH parameters use the header and footer lines:
-
- -----BEGIN DH PARAMETERS-----
- -----END DH PARAMETERS-----
-
 OpenSSL currently only supports the older PKCS#3 DH, not the newer X9.42
 DH.