OPENSSL-INFO(1ossl)

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version 15.1 · 2 versions
, in freebsd 15.1

💅 OPENSSL-INFO — like, the whole tea on your OpenSSL build

okay so bestie, welcome to openssl-info(1ossl) — the manual page that's basically OpenSSL's version of a "get to know me" slide 🌸. She prints out the built-in info about OpenSSL, and that's it. No drama, no extra lore.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

openssl info [-help] [-configdir] [-enginesdir] [-modulesdir ] [-dsoext]
[-dirnamesep] [-listsep] [-seeds] [-cpusettings] [-windowscontext]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So this command exists to print out information about OpenSSL. And the way it does it? The info gets written out exactly as it is, with no extra text. None. Zero. Not a single bonus word. Which is honestly iconic of her, because it makes her super useful for scripts 🫶.

And because she's like that, there's a consequence — a real one, so listen up:

only one item may be chosen for each run of this command. one. single. item. per run. no bundling, no "can I get a combo meal" 🙈

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • -help — prints out a usage message. the classic "wait what do I do again" button 💀
  • -configdir — outputs the default directory for OpenSSL configuration files.
  • -enginesdir — outputs the default directory for OpenSSL engine modules.
  • -modulesdir — outputs the default directory for OpenSSL dynamically loadable modules that are not engine modules. (engines, but make it other stuff ✨)
  • -dsoext — outputs the DSO extension that OpenSSL uses.
  • -dirnamesep — outputs the separator character between a directory specification and a filename. ok but heads up: on some operating systems, this is not the same as the separator between directory elements — so don't go assuming, bestie, check it 💅
  • -listsep — outputs the OpenSSL list separator character. this one's typically used to construct $PATH (%PATH% on Windows) style lists 🔥
  • -seeds — outputs the randomness seed sources.
  • -cpusettings — outputs the OpenSSL CPU settings info.
  • -windowscontext — outputs the Windows install context.

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

  • This command was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
  • The -windowscontext option was added in OpenSSL 3.4.

Copyright 2019-2020 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>.

and that's the whole page, periodt 🧚 — brought to you by OpenSSL 3.5.6, dated 2026-04-07, filed under OPENSSL-INFO(1ossl). slay, go check your config dir 💜

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