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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2014-12-29 08:41:30 -0500
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2014-12-29 08:41:30 -0500
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Tweak 13913 fix: clarify that the behavior is not promised
Also, it's->its. The apostrophe is used if and only if it's a contraction for "it is".
-rw-r--r--changes/bug139136
-rw-r--r--doc/tor.1.txt7
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/changes/bug13913 b/changes/bug13913
index 7d908bd5b6..9a23180eb3 100644
--- a/changes/bug13913
+++ b/changes/bug13913
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
o Documentation:
- Clarify HiddenServiceDir option description in manpage to make it
- clear that directory in question is relative to current working
- directory of Tor instance if it is defined as a relative path. Fixes
+ clear that relative paths are taken with respect to the current
+ working
+ directory of Tor instance. Also clarify that this behavior is
+ not guaranteed to remain indefinitely. Fixes
issue 13913.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 6d55a7aed1..4e3e07e2d3 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -2032,8 +2032,11 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service.
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.
- NB: if DIRECTORY is defined in relative way, it will be relative to current
- working directory of Tor instance, not it's DataDirectory.
+ (Note: in current versions of Tor, if DIRECTORY is a relative path,
+ it will be relative to 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.)
[[HiddenServicePort]] **HiddenServicePort** __VIRTPORT__ [__TARGET__]::
Configure a virtual port VIRTPORT for a hidden service. You may use this