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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in index 311a7f0e36..5b77d4d37e 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.in +++ b/doc/tor.1.in @@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ the specified number of bytes per second. (Default: 780 KB) Limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) to the given number of bytes. (Default: 48 MB) .TP \fBMaxAdvertisedBandwidth \fR\fIN\fR \fBbytes\fR|\fBKB\fR|\fBMB\fR|\fBGB\fR|\fBTB\fP -If set, we will not advertise more than this amount of bandwidth, no -matter how much we think we actually have. +If set, we will not advertise more than this amount of bandwidth for our +BandwidthRate. Server operators who want to reduce the number of clients +who ask to build circuits through them (since this is proportional to +advertised bandwidth rate) can thus reduce the CPU demands on their +server without impacting network performance. .TP \fBDataDirectory \fR\fIDIR\fP Store working data in DIR (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor) |