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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/curl.1 | 9 |
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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index bfa1a7d6f..2b1736998 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ them independently. If curl is built against the NSS SSL library then this option tells curl the nickname of the certificate to use within the NSS database defined -by --cacert. +by the environment variable SSL_DIR (or by default /etc/pki/nssdb). If the +NSS PEM PKCS#11 module (libnsspem.so) is available then PEM files may be +loaded. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "--cert-type <type>" @@ -352,7 +354,10 @@ The windows version of curl will automatically look for a CA certs file named Current Working Directory, or in any folder along your PATH. If curl is built against the NSS SSL library then this option tells -curl the directory that the NSS certificate database resides in. +curl the nickname of the CA certificate to use within the NSS database +defined by the environment variable SSL_DIR (or by default /etc/pki/nssdb). +If the NSS PEM PKCS#11 module (libnsspem.so) is available then PEM files +may be loaded. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "--capath <CA certificate directory>" |