openssl-info1ssl
Print openssl built-in information
Usage
openssl info
[-help]
[-configdir]
[-enginesdir]
[-modulesdir]
[-dsoext]
[-dirnamesep]
[-listsep]
[-seeds]
[-cpusettings]
[-windowscontext]
Overview
This command is used to print out information about OpenSSL. The information is written exactly as it is with no extra text, which makes useful for scripts.
As a consequence, only one item may be chosen for each run of this command.
Options
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-help -
Print out a usage message.
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-configdir -
Outputs the default directory for OpenSSL configuration files.
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-enginesdir -
Outputs the default directory for OpenSSL engine modules.
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-modulesdir -
Outputs the default directory for OpenSSL dynamically loadable modules other than engine modules.
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-dsoext -
Outputs the DSO extension OpenSSL uses.
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-dirnamesep -
Outputs the separator character between a directory specification and a filename. Note that on some operating systems, this is not the same as the separator between directory elements.
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-listsep -
Outputs the OpenSSL list separator character. This is typically used to construct
$PATH("%PATH%"on Windows) style lists.
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-seeds -
Outputs the randomness seed sources.
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-cpusettings -
Outputs the OpenSSL CPU settings info.
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-windowscontext -
Outputs the Windows install context.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.
-windowscontext since Debian 13 (Trixie).