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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in
index f8d0ebd5bc..6db867aba5 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.in
+++ b/doc/tor.1.in
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ Tor clients behave as with SIGTERM; but Tor servers will do a controlled
slow shutdown, closing listeners and waiting 30 seconds before exiting.
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\fBSIGHUP\fR
-The signal instructs Tor to reload its configuration, fetch a new
-directory, and kill and restart its helper processes if applicable.
+The signal instructs Tor to reload its configuration (including closing
+and reopening logs), fetch a new directory, and kill and restart its
+helper processes if applicable.
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\fBSIGUSR1\fR
Log statistics about current connections, past connections, and