OPENSSL-INFO(1SSL)

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version 4.0.3 · 13 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 OPENSSL-INFO 💖

okay bestie, welcome to openssl-info, from the OpenSSL manual pages (the 1SSL girly 💅). she prints out OpenSSL's built-in info and she does it with zero drama. truly the low-key icon of the toolbox. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

openssl-info — print OpenSSL built-in information 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this command is literally just here to print out info about OpenSSL. that's the whole job. and the way it prints it? exactly as it is, no extra text, no commentary, no little flourish. which makes it useful for scripts — scripts do NOT want your vibes, they want your data. periodt. 💀

🚨 big one, don't miss it: because of that, only one item may be chosen for each run of this command. one. singular. pick your fave and go. 💖

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -help — prints out a usage message. the classic "wait what do i type" rescue 🫶
  • -configdir — outputs the default directory for OpenSSL configuration files. 📁
  • -modulesdir — outputs the default directory for OpenSSL dynamically loadable modules. 🧩
  • -dsoext — outputs the DSO extension OpenSSL uses. (iykyk 😌)
  • -dirnamesep — outputs the separator character between a directory specification and a filename. heads up though: on some operating systems, this is not the same as the separator between directory elements. so don't be out here assuming they match, bestie 🙈
  • -listsep — outputs the OpenSSL list separator character. this one is 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 ✨

the lore, because you know i have to give you the lore 📜

  • this command was added in OpenSSL 3.0. a modern queen.
  • the -windowscontext option was added in OpenSSL 3.4.
  • the -enginesdir option was removed in OpenSSL 4.0. she's gone, bestie, don't go looking for her 😭

Copyright 2019-2026 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, no cap 💜 this was OpenSSL 4.0.3, dated 2026-09-29 — so go forth, print exactly one thing, and slay 💅✨🦋

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