commit 508837b62bcb31afbba711ec3dd7b7c18630d604 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Mon Dec 17 17:54:01 2018 -0500

Document the output of --version

Closes 28889 --- changes/document_version | 2 ++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/changes/document_version b/changes/document_version new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a45992b6b --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/document_version @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ + o Documentation: + - Document the exact output of "tor --version". Closes ticket 28889. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 8c419b1a6..4ecc4ee38 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS future version. (This is a warning, not a promise.)

[[opt-version]] **--version**:: - Display Tor version and exit. + Display Tor version and exit. The output is a line of the format, + "Tor version [version number]."

[[opt-quiet]] **--quiet**|**--hush**:: Override the default console log. By default, Tor starts out logging