commit 869e5688b7856b0ceb8290a76a651a7f4306e926 Author: Peter Palfrader peter@palfrader.org Date: Sat Jun 25 16:53:07 2016 +0200

Actually, the tor --passphrase-fd is different from the tor-gencert one --- doc/tor.1.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index b2f5cfa..782c109 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS user actually running the Tor daemon on your system.

**--passphrase-fd** __FILEDES__:: - Filedescriptor to read the passphrase from. Ends at the first NUL or - newline. Default: read from the terminal. + Filedescriptor to read the passphrase from. Note that unlike with the + tor-gencert program, the entire file contents are read and used as + the passphrase, including any trailing newlines. + Default: read from the terminal.

Other options can be specified on the command-line in the format "--option