[tor-bugs] #1802 [Tor - Tor client]: ControlPort GETCONF does not recognize command aliases

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#1802: ControlPort GETCONF does not recognize command aliases
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 Reporter:  cjb               |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:     
Component:  Tor - Tor client  |     Version:     
 Keywords:                    |      Parent:     
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Comment(by cjb):

 > What's the rationale on this one? Why can't the controller use the real
 option names?

 I'm confused by your use of "the controller"; I think I *am* trying to
 modify the controller (`or/control.c:handle_control_getconf()`) to perform
 that lookup so that it can use the real option names.

 I think you must be instead asking "Why can't an application (in this
 case, `arm`) using the Tor controller pass real option names to the
 controller?", and some possible answers are:

  * the application could have been developed before the option name it's
 interested in was deprecated, or
  * the application would like to be able to assume that a running torrc
 contains real option names, so that it doesn't have to carry around option
 name mappings, which would just become stale, leading back to the last
 bullet point.

 I think I must still be missing something about your comment, though --
 could you elaborate?

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