=item B<-passin arg>
the input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
-see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
=item B<-out filename>
=item B<-passout arg>
the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
-see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
=item B<-des|-des3|-idea>
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<ecparam(1)|ecparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<rsa(1)|rsa(1)>
-
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-The ec command was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8.
-
-=head1 AUTHOR
-
-Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org).
+L<ecparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)>, L<rsa(1)>
=cut