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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-11-01 12:55:14 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-11-01 12:55:14 -0400
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'pastly/ticket20486'
-rw-r--r--changes/ticket204863
-rw-r--r--doc/tor.1.txt4
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+ o Documentation (Onion Services):
+ - tor's man page incorrectly states that HiddenServiceDir must already
+ exist. This is not true. Fixes 20486.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index e0438690af..bfae1c6323 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -2334,9 +2334,9 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service.
[[HiddenServiceDir]] **HiddenServiceDir** __DIRECTORY__::
Store data files for a hidden service in DIRECTORY. Every hidden service
must have a separate directory. You may use this option multiple times to
- specify multiple services. DIRECTORY must be an existing directory.
+ specify multiple services. If DIRECTORY does not exist, Tor will create it.
(Note: in current versions of Tor, if DIRECTORY is a relative path,
- it will be relative to current
+ it will be relative to the current
working directory of Tor instance, not to its DataDirectory. Do not
rely on this behavior; it is not guaranteed to remain the same in future
versions.)