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diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-prime.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-prime.pod.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9aafabe602 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man1/openssl-prime.pod.in @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +=pod +{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -} + +=head1 NAME + +openssl-prime - compute prime numbers + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B<openssl prime> +[B<-help>] +[B<-hex>] +[B<-generate>] +[B<-bits> I<num>] +[B<-safe>] +[B<-checks> I<num>] +[I<number> ...] + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This command checks if the specified numbers are prime. + +If no numbers are given on the command line, the B<-generate> flag should +be used to generate primes according to the requirements specified by the +rest of the flags. + +=head1 OPTIONS + +=over 4 + +=item B<-help> + +Display an option summary. + +=item B<-hex> + +Generate hex output. + +=item B<-generate> + +Generate a prime number. + +=item B<-bits> I<num> + +Generate a prime with I<num> bits. + +=item B<-safe> + +When used with B<-generate>, generates a "safe" prime. If the number +generated is I<n>, then check that C<(I<n>-1)/2> is also prime. + +=item B<-checks> I<num> + +This parameter is ignored. + +=back + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. + +Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use +this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy +in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at +L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. + +=cut |