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OPENSSL‐CMDS(1SSL)                  OpenSSL                  OPENSSL‐CMDS(1SSL)

NAME
       asn1parse, ca, ciphers, cmp, cms, crl, crl2pkcs7, dgst, dhparam, dsa,
       dsaparam, ec, ecparam, enc, engine, errstr, gendsa, genpkey, genrsa,
       info, kdf, mac, nseq, ocsp, passwd, pkcs12, pkcs7, pkcs8, pkey,
       pkeyparam, pkeyutl, prime, rand, rehash, req, rsa, rsautl, s_client,
       s_server, s_time, sess_id, smime, speed, spkac, srp, storeutl, ts,
       verify, version, x509 - OpenSSL application commands

SYNOPSIS
       openssl cmd -help | [-option | -option arg] ... [arg] ...

DESCRIPTION
       Every cmd listed above is a (sub-)command of the openssl(1) application.
       It has its own detailed manual page at openssl-cmd(1). For example, to
       view the manual page for the openssl dgst command, type "man
       openssl-dgst".

OPTIONS
       Among others, every subcommand has a help option.

       -help
           Print out a usage message for the subcommand.

SEE ALSO
       openssl(1),   openssl-asn1parse(1),  openssl-ca(1),  openssl-ciphers(1),
       openssl-cmp(1),  openssl-cms(1),  openssl-crl(1),  openssl-crl2pkcs7(1),
       openssl-dgst(1),           openssl-dhparam(1),           openssl-dsa(1),
       openssl-dsaparam(1), openssl-ec(1), openssl-ecparam(1),  openssl-enc(1),
       openssl-engine(1),         openssl-errstr(1),         openssl-gendsa(1),
       openssl-genpkey(1), openssl-genrsa(1), openssl-info(1),  openssl-kdf(1),
       openssl-mac(1),   openssl-nseq(1),  openssl-ocsp(1),  openssl-passwd(1),
       openssl-pkcs12(1), openssl-pkcs7(1), openssl-pkcs8(1),  openssl-pkey(1),
       openssl-pkeyparam(1),        openssl-pkeyutl(1),       openssl-prime(1),
       openssl-rand(1),  openssl-rehash(1),   openssl-req(1),   openssl-rsa(1),
       openssl-rsautl(1),       openssl-s_client(1),       openssl-s_server(1),
       openssl-s_time(1),         openssl-sess_id(1),         openssl-smime(1),
       openssl-speed(1), openssl-spkac(1), openssl-srp(1), openssl-storeutl(1),
       openssl-ts(1), openssl-verify(1), openssl-version(1), openssl-x509(1),

HISTORY
       Initially,  the  manual page entry for the "openssl cmd" command used to
       be available at cmd(1). Later, the alias openssl-cmd(1) was  introduced,
       which  made it easier to group the openssl commands using the apropos(1)
       command or the shell’s tab completion.

       In order to reduce cluttering of the global manual page  namespace,  the
       manual  page  entries without the ’openssl-’ prefix have been deprecated
       in OpenSSL 3.0 and will be removed in OpenSSL 4.0.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2019-2022 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
       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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Title: OpenSSL Application Commands Overview
Summary
This document provides an overview of the OpenSSL application commands, including their names, synopsis, and a brief description. It lists various commands like asn1parse, ca, ciphers, dgst, and more, explaining that each has its own manual page accessible via `openssl-cmd(1)`. The document also details the `-help` option for subcommands and provides a list of related manual pages. It notes the deprecation of command manual pages without the 'openssl-' prefix in OpenSSL 3.0, with removal planned for OpenSSL 4.0, and includes copyright and licensing information.