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NAME
       openssl-version - print OpenSSL version information


SYNOPSIS
       openssl version [-help] [-a] [-v] [-b] [-o] [-f] [-p] [-d] [-e] [-m] [-r] [-c] [-w]


DESCRIPTION
       This command is used to print out version information about OpenSSL.


OPTIONS
       -help
           Print out a usage message.

       -a  All information, this is the same as setting all the other flags.

       -v  The current OpenSSL version.

       -b  The date the current version of OpenSSL was built.

       -o  Option information: various options set when the library was built.

       -f  Compilation flags.

       -p  Platform setting.

       -d  OPENSSLDIR setting.

       -e  ENGINESDIR settings.

       -m  MODULESDIR settings.

       -r  The random number generator source settings.

       -c  The OpenSSL CPU settings info.

       -w  The OpenSSL OSSL_WINCTX build time variable, if set.  Used for computing Windows registry key names.
           This option is unavailable on non-Windows platforms.


HISTORY
       In OpenSSL versions prior to 3.4, OpenSSL had a limitation regarding the OPENSSLDIR, MODULESDIR and
       ENGINESDIR build time macros.  These macros were defined at build time, and represented filesystem paths.
       This is common practice on unix like systems, as there was an expectation that a given build would be
       installed to a pre-determined location.  On Windows however, there is no such expectation, as libraries
       can be installed to arbitrary locations.  OSSL_WINCTX was introduced as a new build time variable to
       define a set of registry keys identified by the name openssl-<version>-<ctx>, in which the <version>
       value is derived from the version string in the openssl source, and the <ctx> extension is derived from
       the OSSL_WINCTX variable.  The values of OPENSSLDIR, ENGINESDIR and MODULESDIR can be set to various
       paths underneath this key to break the requirement to predict the installation path at build time.


NOTES
       The output of "openssl version -a" would typically be used when sending in a bug report.


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       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>.