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Merge remote-tracking branch 'pastly/ticket20486'

Nick Mathewson 7 years ago
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+  o Documentation (Onion Services):
+     - tor's man page incorrectly states that HiddenServiceDir must already
+       exist. This is not true. Fixes 20486.

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@@ -2334,9 +2334,9 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service.
 [[HiddenServiceDir]] **HiddenServiceDir** __DIRECTORY__::
 [[HiddenServiceDir]] **HiddenServiceDir** __DIRECTORY__::
     Store data files for a hidden service in DIRECTORY. Every hidden service
     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
     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,
     (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
     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
     rely on this behavior; it is not guaranteed to remain the same in future
     versions.)
     versions.)