[tor-commits] [tor/master] update manpage for numentryguards / numdirectoryguards

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commit 71c62b15ca809105cbba0bf2fa86484793701b64
Author: Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Thu Jul 24 12:19:15 2014 -0400

    update manpage for numentryguards / numdirectoryguards
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 doc/tor.1.txt |    8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index eb9ad67..779db61 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1054,12 +1054,16 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
 
 [[NumEntryGuards]] **NumEntryGuards** __NUM__::
     If UseEntryGuards is set to 1, we will try to pick a total of NUM routers
-    as long-term entries for our circuits. (Default: 3)
+    as long-term entries for our circuits. If NUM is 0, we try to learn
+    the number from the NumEntryGuards consensus parameter, and default
+    to 3 if the consensus parameter isn't set. (Default: 0)
 
 [[NumDirectoryGuards]] **NumDirectoryGuards** __NUM__::
     If UseEntryGuardsAsDirectoryGuards is enabled, we try to make sure we
     have at least NUM routers to use as directory guards. If this option
-    is set to 0, use the value from NumEntryGuards. (Default: 0)
+    is set to 0, use the value from the NumDirectoryGuards consensus
+    parameter, falling back to the value from NumEntryGuards if the
+    consensus parameter is 0 or isn't set. (Default: 0)
 
 [[GuardLifetime]] **GuardLifetime**  __N__ **days**|**weeks**|**months**::
     If nonzero, and UseEntryGuards is set, minimum time to keep a guard before



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