commit ff56397380b77b9d4e0e22d67dbb1324a6bd0d91 Author: Roger Dingledine arma@torproject.org Date: Wed Aug 24 01:09:27 2016 -0400

tor doesn't "install" or "put" the torrc file

humans (or packages) do. --- docs/en/faq.wml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index c238ca6..abf47de 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ href="http://www.crowdstrike.com/community-tools/index.html#tool-79%22%3Eproposed What does that mean?</a></h3>

<p> -Tor installs a text file called torrc that contains configuration +Tor uses a text file called torrc that contains configuration instructions for how your Tor program should behave. The default configuration should work fine for most Tor users. </p> @@ -1536,11 +1536,11 @@ and select "Show Package Contents" before the Tor Browser directories become visible. </p> <p> -Tor puts the torrc file in <code>/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc</code> if you compiled tor from source, and <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code> or <code>/etc/torrc</code> if you installed a pre-built package.</p> +Tor looks for the torrc file in <code>/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc</code> if you compiled tor from source, and <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code> or <code>/etc/torrc</code> if you installed a pre-built package.</p>

<p> -Once you've changed your torrc, you will need to restart tor for the -changes to take effect. (For advanced users, note that +Once you've created or changed your torrc file, you will need to restart +tor for the changes to take effect. (For advanced users, note that you actually only need to send Tor a HUP signal, not actually restart it.) </p>