Clarify dnssec-signzone interval option

There was confusion about whether the interval was calculated from
the validity period provided on the command line (with -s and -e),
or from the signature being replaced.

Add text to clarify that the interval is calculated from the new
validity period.

(cherry picked from commit ae42fa69fa)
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Matthijs Mekking 2025-01-15 13:47:48 +01:00
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days. Therefore, if any existing RRSIG records are due to expire in
less than 7.5 days, they are replaced.
Note that the calculation of cycle interval is based upon the validity
period of the replacement signatures that would be generated by
``dnssec-signzone``, not on the valid lifetimes of the input RRSIGs being
considered for pre-expiry replacement.
.. option:: -I input-format
This option sets the format of the input zone file. Possible formats are