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@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
**DisableDebuggerAttachment** **0**|**1**::
If set to 1, Tor will attempt to prevent basic debugging attachment attempts
- by other processes. It has no impact for users who wish to attach if they
+ by other processes. This may also keep Tor from generating core files if
+ it crashes. It has no impact for users who wish to attach if they
have CAP_SYS_PTRACE or if they are root. We believe that this feature
works on modern Gnu/Linux distributions, and that it may also work on *BSD
systems (untested). Some modern Gnu/Linux systems such as Ubuntu have the