[tor-commits] [tor/maint-0.2.2] Update man page for new UseBridges tristate behaviour.

nickm at torproject.org nickm at torproject.org
Fri Jun 3 14:47:27 UTC 2011


commit 40cfad1b5ae90b06eb74861a4fdc1310f8611111
Author: anonym <anonym at lavabit.com>
Date:   Mon May 30 23:52:02 2011 +0200

    Update man page for new UseBridges tristate behaviour.
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 doc/tor.1.txt |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 1815a8d..8aa32e8 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -708,10 +708,14 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
     from the configured bridge authorities when feasible. It will fall back to
     a direct request if the authority responds with a 404. (Default: 0)
 
-**UseBridges** **0**|**1**::
-    When set, Tor will fetch descriptors for each bridge listed in the "Bridge"
+**UseBridges** **0**|**1**|**auto**::
+    Make Tor fetch descriptors for each bridge listed in the "Bridge"
     config lines, and use these relays as both entry guards and directory
-    guards. (Default: 0)
+    guards. If the option is 1, bridges must be used and if no bridges are
+    configured Tor will not make any connections until a bridge is configured;
+    if it's "auto", Tor will use bridges if any are configured, otherwise it
+    will connect directly to the Tor network; if it's 0, bridges are not used
+    at all. (Defaults to auto)
 
 **UseEntryGuards** **0**|**1**::
     If this option is set to 1, we pick a few long-term entry servers, and try





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