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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2008-01-02 06:59:15 +0000
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2008-01-02 06:59:15 +0000
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r15787@tombo: nickm | 2008-01-02 01:59:07 -0500
Allow config values in quotes to contain special characters, with full C escape syntax. With tests. Addresses bug 557. svn:r13021
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@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ Display Tor version.
.LP
.TP
Other options can be specified either on the command-line (\fI--option
-value\fR), or in the configuration file (\fIoption value\fR).
-Options are case-insensitive.
+value\fR), or in the configuration file (\fIoption value\fR or
+\fIoption "value"\fR). Options are case-insensitive. C-style escaped
+characters are allowed inside quoted values.
.LP
.TP
\fBBandwidthRate \fR\fIN\fR \fBbytes\fR|\fBKB\fR|\fBMB\fR|\fBGB\fR|\fBTB\fP