From 774979ca4584036d17dd96071ec565955d9f04a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:35:47 -0400 Subject: Document consensus and microdesc files Bugfix for #6732. --- doc/tor.1.txt | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index e7ba8485c0..971a0efe4b 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -1876,7 +1876,10 @@ FILES __DataDirectory__**/cached-status/**:: The most recently downloaded network status document for each authority. Each file holds one such document; the filenames are the hexadecimal - identity key fingerprints of the directory authorities. + identity key fingerprints of the directory authorities. Mostly obsolete. + +__DataDirectory__**/cached-consensus** and/or **cached-microdesc-consensus**:: + The most recent consensus network status document we've downloaded. __DataDirectory__**/cached-descriptors** and **cached-descriptors.new**:: These files hold downloaded router statuses. Some routers may appear more @@ -1885,6 +1888,12 @@ __DataDirectory__**/cached-descriptors** and **cached-descriptors.new**:: a given router. The ".new" file is an append-only journal; when it gets too large, all entries are merged into a new cached-descriptors file. +__DataDirectory__**/cached-microdescs** and **cached-microdescs.new**:: + These files hold downloaded microdescriptors. Lines beginning with + @-signs are annotations that contain more information about a given + router. The ".new" file is an append-only journal; when it gets too + large, all entries are merged into a new cached-microdescs file. + __DataDirectory__**/cached-routers** and **cached-routers.new**:: Obsolete versions of cached-descriptors and cached-descriptors.new. When Tor can't find the newer files, it looks here instead. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf