Commit 2b5bb6148f for openssl.org
commit 2b5bb6148ff0ea44d4aa977ca897792411c50c77
Author: Igor Ustinov <igus68@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Feb 25 10:27:52 2026 +0100
openssl-verify.pod.in: Add clarification about the parameters order
Fixes #16732
Reviewed-by: Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Paul Dale <paul.dale@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <tomas@openssl.org>
MergeDate: Tue Mar 3 15:15:33 2026
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/30172)
diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-verify.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-verify.pod.in
index 0f6a1ba463..d9fe7ccdb4 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-verify.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-verify.pod.in
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ input.
=back
+Note that the first parameter that does not begin with a B<-> ends the list
+of options and starts the list of certificates. If you place any options
+after a certificate filename, they will be interpreted not as options
+but as certificates.
+
=head1 DIAGNOSTICS
When a verify operation fails the output messages can be somewhat cryptic. The