diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 51047efd8..d464aab54 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GitHub. Releases are also available as source checkouts using named tags. # Documentation For 3.x project documentation and usage, see the [README.quickstart.md](README.quickstart.md) file or -the more detailed docs under the doc/ directory. The .md files are in Markdown +the more detailed docs under the [doc/](doc/) directory. The .md files are in Markdown format and can be converted to html files as desired for release packages, or read as-is in plaintext. diff --git a/doc/EasyRSA-Readme.md b/doc/EasyRSA-Readme.md index 49e9cda4e..a86c32a10 100644 --- a/doc/EasyRSA-Readme.md +++ b/doc/EasyRSA-Readme.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Easy-RSA 3 Documentation Readme This document explains how Easy-RSA 3 and each of its assorted features work. If you are looking for a quickstart with less background or detail, an -implementation-specific How-to or Readme may be available in this (the `doc/`) +implementation-specific How-to or Readme may be available in this (the [`doc/`](./)) directory. Easy-RSA Overview @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Easy-RSA Overview Easy-RSA is a utility for managing X.509 PKI, or Public Key Infrastructure. A PKI is based on the notion of trusting a particular authority to authenticate a -remote peer; for more background on how PKI works, see the `Intro-To-PKI` +remote peer; for more background on how PKI works, see the [Intro-To-PKI](Intro-To-PKI.md) document. The code is written in platform-neutral POSIX shell, allowing use on a wide @@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ Any of these options can appear before the command as required as shown below: ./easyrsa [options] command [ cmd-opts ] For experts, additional configuration with env-vars and custom X.509 extensions -is possible. Consult the `EasyRSA-Advanced` documentation for details. +is possible. Consult the [EasyRSA-Advanced](EasyRSA-Advanced.md) documentation for details. Getting Started: The Basics --------------------------- Some of the terms used here will be common to those familiar with how PKI works. -Instead of describing PKI basics, please consult the document `Intro-To-PKI` if +Instead of describing PKI basics, please consult the document [Intro-To-PKI](Intro-To-PKI.md) if you need a more basic description of how a PKI works. #### Creating an Easy-RSA PKI @@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ you need a more basic description of how a PKI works. An Easy-RSA PKI contains the following directory structure: - * private/ - dir with private keys generated on this host - * reqs/ - dir with locally generated certificate requests (for a CA imported + * `private/` - dir with private keys generated on this host + * `reqs/` - dir with locally generated certificate requests (for a CA imported requests are stored here) In a clean PKI no files exist yet, just the bare directories. Commands called