From 595745e04469ba3faea152a21186745e17f04cde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Eckersley Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:25:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify domain name <-> cert name docs --- certbot/cli.py | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py index 14874e63e..d70a28242 100644 --- a/certbot/cli.py +++ b/certbot/cli.py @@ -867,14 +867,19 @@ def prepare_and_parse_args(plugins, args, detect_defaults=False): # pylint: dis metavar="DOMAIN", action=_DomainsAction, default=[], help="Domain names to apply. For multiple domains you can use " "multiple -d flags or enter a comma separated list of domains " - "as a parameter. (default: Ask)") + "as a parameter. (default: Ask) Note: the first provided domain " + "will be most prominent in filenames and some software user " + "interfaces") helpful.add( [None, "run", "certonly", "manage", "delete", "certificates"], "--cert-name", dest="certname", metavar="CERTNAME", default=None, - help="Certificate name to apply. Only one certificate name can be used " - "per Certbot run. To see certificate names, run 'certbot certificates'. " - "When creating a new certificate, specifies the new certificate's name.") + help="Certificate name to apply. This name is used by Certbot for housekeeping " + "and in file paths; it doesn't affect the content of the certificate itself. " + "To see certificate names, run 'certbot certificates'. " + "When creating a new certificate, specifies the new certificate's name. " + " (default: use the first of the domain names provided with -d or entered " + "interactively)") helpful.add( [None, "testing", "renew", "certonly"], "--dry-run", action="store_true", dest="dry_run",