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diff --git a/doc/apps/passwd.pod b/doc/apps/passwd.pod
index 6e098940c7..07d849c824 100644
--- a/doc/apps/passwd.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/passwd.pod
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ B<openssl passwd>
[B<-salt> I<string>]
[B<-in> I<file>]
[B<-stdin>]
+[B<-noverify>]
[B<-quiet>]
[B<-table>]
{I<password>}
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ B<openssl passwd>
The B<passwd> command computes the hash of a password typed at
run-time or the hash of each password in a list. The password list is
taken from the named file for option B<-in file>, from stdin for
-option B<-stdin>, and from the command line otherwise.
+option B<-stdin>, or from the command line, or from the terminal otherwise.
The Unix standard algorithm B<crypt> and the MD5-based BSD password
algorithm B<1> and its Apache variant B<apr1> are available.
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ Use the B<apr1> algorithm (Apache variant of the BSD algorithm).
=item B<-salt> I<string>
Use the specified salt.
+When reading a password from the terminal, this implies B<-noverify>.
=item B<-in> I<file>
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ Read passwords from I<file>.
Read passwords from B<stdin>.
+=item B<-noverify>
+
+Don't verify when reading a password from the terminal.
+
=item B<-quiet>
Don't output warnings when passwords given at the command line are truncated.