Commit 3eeae570e0 for openssl.org
commit 3eeae570e01ed7a9c293c2df7cff59ee01c65f74
Author: Aayush <tripathiaayush249@gmail.com>
Date: Tue Jun 17 18:40:05 2025 +0530
Clarify SSL_CERT_DIR list separator on Windows
Fixes #27698
OpenSSL uses `;` as the path delimiter on Windows.
Update the manpage to state this explicitly instead of implying
`:` everywhere.
CLA: trivial
Reviewed-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Frederik Wedel-Heinen <fwh.openssl@gmail.com>
MergeDate: Sat Feb 14 23:54:32 2026
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/27844)
diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-rehash.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-rehash.pod.in
index fa8c675609..cefee36f85 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-rehash.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-rehash.pod.in
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ or it is not usable (that is, does not exist or is not executable).
=item B<SSL_CERT_DIR>
-Colon separated list of directories to operate on.
+List of directories to operate on.
+On Unix-like systems the list entries are separated by a colon.
+On Windows they are separated by a semicolon.
Ignored if directories are listed on the command line.
=back