Package: openssl Version: 1.0.1j-1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer,
the single dash parameter is documented as follows: $ man verify | grep -iw -A6 -m1 synopsis SYNOPSIS openssl verify [-CApath directory] [-CAfile file] [-purpose purpose] [-policy arg] [-ignore_critical] [-crl_check] [-crl_check_all] [-policy_check] [-explicit_policy] [-inhibit_any] [-inhibit_map] [-x509_strict] [-extended_crl] [-use_deltas] [-policy_print] [-untrusted file] [-help] [-issuer_checks] [-attime timestamp] [-verbose] [-] [certificates] $ man verify | grep -E ' - ' - Indicates the last option. All arguments following this are assumed to but "openssl verify" fails if the dash is used: $ openssl verify - -pem usage: verify [-verbose] [-CApath path] [-CAfile file] [-purpose purpose] [-crl_check] [-attime timestamp] [-engine e] cert1 cert2 ... recognized usages: sslclient SSL client sslserver SSL server nssslserver Netscape SSL server smimesign S/MIME signing smimeencrypt S/MIME encryption crlsign CRL signing any Any Purpose ocsphelper OCSP helper timestampsign Time Stamp signing a workaround with shell redirection: $ openssl verify < -pem stdin: OK it is expected that "openssl verify" processes "-" parameter as documented -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: armhf (armv7l) Foreign Architectures: armel Kernel: Linux 3.0.35-ygrex-utilite-dirty (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages openssl depends on: ii libc6 2.19-11 ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.1j-1 openssl recommends no packages. Versions of packages openssl suggests: ii ca-certificates 20140927 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org