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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-03-17 12:10:43 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-03-17 12:10:43 -0400
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21151: document datadir default decently.
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@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
[[DataDirectory]] **DataDirectory** __DIR__::
Store working data in DIR. Can not be changed while tor is running.
- (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor)
+ (Default: ~/.tor if your home directory is not /; otherwise,
+ @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor. On Windows, the default is
+ your ApplicationData folder.)
[[DataDirectoryGroupReadable]] **DataDirectoryGroupReadable** **0**|**1**::
If this option is set to 0, don't allow the filesystem group to read the