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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+openssl-version,
+version - print OpenSSL version information
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<openssl version>
+[B<-help>]
+[B<-a>]
+[B<-v>]
+[B<-b>]
+[B<-o>]
+[B<-f>]
+[B<-p>]
+[B<-d>]
+[B<-e>]
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This command is used to print out version information about OpenSSL.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-help>
+
+Print out a usage message.
+
+=item B<-a>
+
+All information, this is the same as setting all the other flags.
+
+=item B<-v>
+
+The current OpenSSL version.
+
+=item B<-b>
+
+The date the current version of OpenSSL was built.
+
+=item B<-o>
+
+Option information: various options set when the library was built.
+
+=item B<-f>
+
+Compilation flags.
+
+=item B<-p>
+
+Platform setting.
+
+=item B<-d>
+
+OPENSSLDIR setting.
+
+=item B<-e>
+
+ENGINESDIR setting.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+The output of B<openssl version -a> would typically be used when sending
+in a bug report.
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
+
+=cut