SSL_CONF_CMD_ARGV(3ossl)

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💅 SSL_CONF_CMD_ARGV(3ossl) — like, the whole page, bestie

okay so welcome to the 3ossl girlies edition of the OpenSSL manual, where we're talking about SSL_CONF_cmd_argv — yes the whole name is a mouthful, no I will not be shortening it, it's iconic actually ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

SSL_CONF_cmd_argv — SSL configuration command line processing. that's it. that's the vibe. it takes your command line args and pushes them through the SSL config machine 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

int SSL_CONF_cmd_argv(SSL_CONF_CTX *cctx, int *pargc, char ***pargv);

look at it. three stars on pargv. it's giving triple-pointer main character energy and honestly? slay 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so SSL_CONF_cmd_argv() is that girl who processes at most two command line arguments, pulled from pargv and pargc. not three. not four. two. she's got limits, respect them fr fr 🫶

and the way she updates pargv and pargc in place to reflect how many command options she actually processed? so clean. no cap. 💅

oh and a lil bonus: you can set pargc to NULL if you're not using it. she doesn't mind. lowkey flexible like that 🌸

🔥 RETURN VALUES 🔥

SSL_CONF_cmd_argv() returns the number of command arguments processed — so 0, 1, 2, or a negative error code. that's the whole range, bestie, memorize it 💀

  • -2 — an argument for a command is missing. not me forgetting the value 😭
  • -1 — the command is recognised but couldn't be processed due to an error — for example, a syntax error in the argument. she saw it, she knew it, she still couldn't do it 🙈
heads up: negative means something went sideways. don't just check for 0 and call it a day, okay? do a proper vibe check on that return value ⭐

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read these next, they're all linked up and honestly the whole friend group is worth knowing:

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

these functions were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2. vintage. she's been around 💜

Copyright 2012-2016 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>. 🧚

okay that's the page!! mwah 💖 this was SSL_CONF_CMD_ARGV(3ossl) from the OpenSSL 3.5.6 era, dated 2026-04-07 — go forth and process those two args max, bestie, and remember: triple pointers are a lifestyle 🍓

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