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This is a macOS problem. OpenSSL on Linux has extensive man pages and a --help switch.
by gpf 9y ago
This is a macOS problem. OpenSSL on Linux has extensive man pages and a --help switch.
- mt42or 9y agoI just said the same thing but Mac OS seems to be sacred here...
- larrik 9y agoOn Linux Mint 18: > (bso) larrik@local:~/bso$ openssl --help > openssl:Error: '--help' is an invalid command. It lists a bunch of valid commands, though. Of course, you can't do `openssl help genrsa` or anything sensible like that.
- eikenberry 9y agoFunny that is what you get in Linux Mint, given that it is based on Debian and on Debian (stretch) you get... $ openssl --help Invalid command '--help'; type "help" for a list. Maybe Linux Mint 18 is based on an older version.
- PhantomGremlin 9y agoThe big problem is so many different versions between operating systems. Everyone wants to fiddle with code. E.g. OpenSSL on OpenBSD does have a man page. But unfortunately no --help, at least on my older version. Also, on OpenBSD his example of generating an RSA key creates one with a 2048 bit modulus.