commit d8d6d8c2066fbc2d23f2afc965a6e9f77efecb6e Author: Matt Traudt sirmatt@ksu.edu Date: Tue Nov 1 12:32:50 2016 -0400

Update man page that HS directory does not need to exist --- changes/ticket20486 | 3 +++ doc/tor.1.txt | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changes/ticket20486 b/changes/ticket20486 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c1bb1e --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket20486 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ + o Documentation (Onion Services): + - tor's man page incorrectly states that HiddenServiceDir must already + exist. This is not true. Fixes 20486. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 221c798..1d7958d 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -2334,9 +2334,9 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service. [[HiddenServiceDir]] **HiddenServiceDir** __DIRECTORY__:: Store data files for a hidden service in DIRECTORY. Every hidden service must have a separate directory. You may use this option multiple times to - specify multiple services. DIRECTORY must be an existing directory. + specify multiple services. If DIRECTORY does not exist, Tor will create it. (Note: in current versions of Tor, if DIRECTORY is a relative path, - it will be relative to current + it will be relative to the current working directory of Tor instance, not to its DataDirectory. Do not rely on this behavior; it is not guaranteed to remain the same in future versions.)