---
name: "crl"
section: "1ssl"
platform: "linux"
package: "openssl"
version: "3.6.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openssl-cmds"
---

# crl(1ssl)

OpenSSL application commands

Part of [openssl-cmds(1ssl)](/openssl-cmds/1ssl.md).

## NAME

asn1parse, ca, ciphers, cmp, cms, crl, crl2pkcs7, dgst, dhparam, dsa, dsaparam, ec, ecparam, enc, engine, errstr, gendsa, genpkey, genrsa, info, kdf, mac, nseq, ocsp, passwd, pkcs12, pkcs7, pkcs8, pkey, pkeyparam, pkeyutl, prime, rand, rehash, req, rsa, rsautl, s\_client, s\_server, s\_time, sess\_id, smime, speed, spkac, srp, storeutl, ts, verify, version, x509 - OpenSSL application commands

## SYNOPSIS

**openssl** *cmd* **-help** \| \[*-option* \| *-option* *arg*\] ... \[*arg*\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

Every *cmd* listed above is a (sub-)command of the [**openssl**(1)](/openssl/1.md) application. It has its own detailed manual page at **openssl-*****cmd***(1). For example, to view the manual page for the **openssl dgst** command, type `"man openssl-dgst"`.

## OPTIONS

Among others, every subcommand has a help option.

- **-help**

  Print out a usage message for the subcommand.

## SEE ALSO

[**openssl**(1)](/openssl/1.md), **openssl-asn1parse**(1), **openssl-ca**(1), **openssl-ciphers**(1), **openssl-cmp**(1), **openssl-cms**(1), **openssl-crl**(1), **openssl-crl2pkcs7**(1), **openssl-dgst**(1), **openssl-dhparam**(1), **openssl-dsa**(1), **openssl-dsaparam**(1), **openssl-ec**(1), **openssl-ecparam**(1), **openssl-enc**(1), **openssl-engine**(1), **openssl-errstr**(1), **openssl-gendsa**(1), **openssl-genpkey**(1), **openssl-genrsa**(1), **openssl-info**(1), **openssl-kdf**(1), **openssl-mac**(1), **openssl-nseq**(1), **openssl-ocsp**(1), **openssl-passwd**(1), **openssl-pkcs12**(1), **openssl-pkcs7**(1), **openssl-pkcs8**(1), **openssl-pkey**(1), **openssl-pkeyparam**(1), **openssl-pkeyutl**(1), **openssl-prime**(1), **openssl-rand**(1), **openssl-rehash**(1), **openssl-req**(1), **openssl-rsa**(1), **openssl-rsautl**(1), **openssl-s\_client**(1), **openssl-s\_server**(1), **openssl-s\_time**(1), **openssl-sess\_id**(1), **openssl-smime**(1), **openssl-speed**(1), **openssl-spkac**(1), **openssl-srp**(1), **openssl-storeutl**(1), **openssl-ts**(1), **openssl-verify**(1), **openssl-version**(1), **openssl-x509**(1),

## HISTORY

Initially, the manual page entry for the `"openssl `*cmd*`"` command used to be available at *cmd*(1). Later, the alias **openssl-*****cmd***(1) was introduced, which made it easier to group the openssl commands using the [**apropos**(1)](/apropos/1.md) command or the shell's tab completion.

In order to reduce cluttering of the global manual page namespace, the manual page entries without the 'openssl-' prefix have been deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and will be removed in OpenSSL 4.0.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2019-2020 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\>.