[tor-commits] [tor/maint-0.2.5] update manpage for numentryguards / numdirectoryguards
arma at torproject.org
arma at torproject.org
Thu Jul 24 20:23:18 UTC 2014
commit 71c62b15ca809105cbba0bf2fa86484793701b64
Author: Roger Dingledine <arma at torproject.org>
Date: Thu Jul 24 12:19:15 2014 -0400
update manpage for numentryguards / numdirectoryguards
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doc/tor.1.txt | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index eb9ad67..779db61 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1054,12 +1054,16 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
[[NumEntryGuards]] **NumEntryGuards** __NUM__::
If UseEntryGuards is set to 1, we will try to pick a total of NUM routers
- as long-term entries for our circuits. (Default: 3)
+ as long-term entries for our circuits. If NUM is 0, we try to learn
+ the number from the NumEntryGuards consensus parameter, and default
+ to 3 if the consensus parameter isn't set. (Default: 0)
[[NumDirectoryGuards]] **NumDirectoryGuards** __NUM__::
If UseEntryGuardsAsDirectoryGuards is enabled, we try to make sure we
have at least NUM routers to use as directory guards. If this option
- is set to 0, use the value from NumEntryGuards. (Default: 0)
+ is set to 0, use the value from the NumDirectoryGuards consensus
+ parameter, falling back to the value from NumEntryGuards if the
+ consensus parameter is 0 or isn't set. (Default: 0)
[[GuardLifetime]] **GuardLifetime** __N__ **days**|**weeks**|**months**::
If nonzero, and UseEntryGuards is set, minimum time to keep a guard before
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