OPENSSL-INFO(1)

NAME
openssl-info - print OpenSSL built-in information

SYNOPSIS
openssl info [-help] [-configdir] [-modulesdir ] [-dsoext] [-dirnamesep] [-listsep] [-seeds] [-cpusettings] [-windowscontext]

DESCRIPTION
This command is used to print out information about OpenSSL. The information is written exactly as it is with no extra text, which makes useful for scripts.

As a consequence, only one item may be chosen for each run of this command.

OPTIONS

-help
    Print out a usage message.

-configdir
    Outputs the default directory for OpenSSL configuration files.

-modulesdir
    Outputs the default directory for OpenSSL dynamically loadable modules.

-dsoext
    Outputs the DSO extension OpenSSL uses.

-dirnamesep
    Outputs the separator character between a directory specification and a filename. Note that on some operating systems, this is not the same as the separator between directory elements.

-listsep
    Outputs the OpenSSL list separator character. This is typically used to construct $PATH ("%PATH%" on Windows) style lists.

-seeds
    Outputs the randomness seed sources.

-cpusettings
    Outputs the OpenSSL CPU settings info.

-windowscontext
    Outputs the Windows install context.

HISTORY
This command was added in OpenSSL 3.0.

The -windowscontext option was added in OpenSSL 3.4.

The -enginesdir option was removed in OpenSSL 4.0.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2019-2026 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>.