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authorMatt Traudt <sirmatt@ksu.edu>2016-11-01 12:32:50 -0400
committerMatt Traudt <sirmatt@ksu.edu>2016-11-01 12:32:50 -0400
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Update man page that HS directory does not need to exist
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@@ -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.)