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diff --git a/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 b/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1
index 6c55c22..2613083 100644
--- a/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.106 2011/04/13 04:09:37 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.109 2012/07/06 00:41:59 dtucker Exp $
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd April 13, 2011
+.Dd July 6 2012
.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
.Fl f Ar input_file
.Op Fl v
.Op Fl a Ar num_trials
+.Op Fl J Ar num_lines
+.Op Fl j Ar start_line
+.Op Fl K Ar checkpt
.Op Fl W Ar generator
.Nm ssh-keygen
.Fl s Ar ca_key
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ Generally, 2048 bits is considered sufficient.
DSA keys must be exactly 1024 bits as specified by FIPS 186-2.
For ECDSA keys, the
.Fl b
-flag determines they key length by selecting from one of three elliptic
+flag determines the key length by selecting from one of three elliptic
curve sizes: 256, 384 or 521 bits.
Attempting to use bit lengths other than these three values for ECDSA keys
will fail.
@@ -297,6 +300,24 @@ in the format specified by the
.Fl m
option and print an OpenSSH compatible private
(or public) key to stdout.
+.It Fl J Ar num_lines
+Exit after screening the specified number of lines
+while performing DH candidate screening using the
+.Fl T
+option.
+.It Fl j Ar start_line
+Start screening at the specified line number
+while performing DH candidate screening using the
+.Fl T
+option.
+.It Fl K Ar checkpt
+Write the last line processed to the file
+.Ar checkpt
+while performing DH candidate screening using the
+.Fl T
+option.
+This will be used to skip lines in the input file that have already been
+processed if the job is restarted.
This option allows importing keys from other software, including several
commercial SSH implementations.
The default import format is
@@ -510,7 +531,7 @@ This may be overridden using the
.Fl S
option, which specifies a different start point (in hex).
.Pp
-Once a set of candidates have been generated, they must be tested for
+Once a set of candidates have been generated, they must be screened for
suitability.
This may be performed using the
.Fl T
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