commit 68dfff4e3b0226450ff834fd081c6e60d456824e Author: Damian Johnson atagar@torproject.org Date: Sat May 31 19:57:57 2014 -0700

FAQ entry to discuss how to handle *.tar.xz archives

Short FAQ entry dicussing how to handle metric's new *.tar.xz archives...

https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006884.html --- docs/faq.rst | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index a30601e..123002f 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions * :ref:`how_do_i_connect_to_tor` * :ref:`how_do_i_request_a_new_identity_from_tor` * :ref:`how_do_i_reload_my_torrc` + * :ref:`how_do_i_read_tar_xz_descriptor_archives` * :ref:`what_is_that_with_keyword_i_keep_seeing_in_the_tutorials`

* **Development** @@ -348,7 +349,10 @@ And with Stem... How do I reload my torrc? -------------------------

-Tor is configured through its `torrc https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#torrc`_. When you edit this file you need to either restart Tor or issue a **HUP** for the changes to be reflected. To issue a HUP you can either... +Tor is configured through its `torrc +https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#torrc`_. When you edit this file +you need to either restart Tor or issue a **HUP** for the changes to be +reflected. To issue a HUP you can either...

* Run **pkill -sighup tor**. * Send Tor a **HUP** signal through its control port... @@ -362,6 +366,23 @@ Tor is configured through its `torrc <https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.e controller.authenticate() controller.signal(Signal.HUP)

+.. _how_do_i_read_tar_xz_descriptor_archives: + +How do I read *.tar.xz descriptor archives? +-------------------------------------------- + +Stem's :func:`~stem.descriptor.__init__.parse_file` and +:class:`~stem.descriptor.reader.DescriptorReader` +can read plaintext descriptors and tarballs. However, `metrics uses *.xz +compression +https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006884.html`_. Python +3.3 adds builtin xz support, but if you're using an earlier version of python +you will need to decompress the archives yourself. + +With modern versions of tar you can simply decompress archives via **tar xf +archive.tar.xz**, or programmatically using `lzma +https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyliblzma`_. + .. _what_is_that_with_keyword_i_keep_seeing_in_the_tutorials:

What is that 'with' keyword I keep seeing in the tutorials?