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| -rw-r--r-- | changes/ticket20486 | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tor.1.txt | 4 |
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diff --git a/changes/ticket20486 b/changes/ticket20486 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9c1bb1e67f --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket20486 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ + o Documentation (Onion Services): + - tor's man page incorrectly states that HiddenServiceDir must already + exist. This is not true. Fixes 20486. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index e0438690af..bfae1c6323 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -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.) |