From ade01d618bef4d260cd8f9f43b16153ba630b014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Swartz Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:52:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add info about -d (#5097) --- certbot/cli.py | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py index 9d17c7a25..5d440f0b4 100644 --- a/certbot/cli.py +++ b/certbot/cli.py @@ -895,11 +895,15 @@ def prepare_and_parse_args(plugins, args, detect_defaults=False): # pylint: dis default=flag_default("domains"), 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. The first provided domain will be used in " - "some software user interfaces and file paths for the " + "as a parameter. The first domain provided will be the " + "subject CN of the certificate, and all domains will be " + "Subject Alternative Names on the certificate. " + "The first domain will also be used in " + "some software user interfaces and as the file paths for the " "certificate and related material unless otherwise " - "specified or you already have a certificate for the same " - "domains. (default: Ask)") + "specified or you already have a certificate with the same " + "name. In the case of a name collision it will append a number " + "like 0001 to the file path name. (default: Ask)") helpful.add( [None, "run", "certonly", "manage", "delete", "certificates", "renew"], "--cert-name", dest="certname",