diff --git a/changes/bug7054 b/changes/bug7054 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..15680d72ce --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug7054 @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ + o Minor bugfixes (man page): + - Say "KBytes" rather than "KB" in the man page (for various values + of K), to further reduce confusion about whether Tor counts in + units of memory or fractions of units of memory. Fixes bug 7054. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 8245ff4199..fe78fc3b7c 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -124,42 +124,42 @@ option name with a forward slash. GENERAL OPTIONS --------------- -**BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node to the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing bandwidth usage to that same value. If you want to run a relay in the - public network, this needs to be _at the very least_ 30 KB (that is, - 30720 bytes). (Default: 1 GB) + public network, this needs to be _at the very least_ 30 KBytes (that is, + 30720 bytes). (Default: 1 GByte) -**BandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**BandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: Limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) to the given - number of bytes in each direction. (Default: 1 GB) + number of bytes in each direction. (Default: 1 GByte) -**MaxAdvertisedBandwidth** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**MaxAdvertisedBandwidth** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: If set, we will not advertise more than this amount of bandwidth for our BandwidthRate. Server operators who want to reduce the number of clients who ask to build circuits through them (since this is proportional to advertised bandwidth rate) can thus reduce the CPU demands on their server without impacting network performance. -**RelayBandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**RelayBandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: If not 0, a separate token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage for \_relayed traffic_ on this node to the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing bandwidth usage to that same value. Relayed traffic currently is calculated to include answers to directory requests, but that may change in future versions. (Default: 0) -**RelayBandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**RelayBandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: If not 0, limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) for \_relayed traffic_ to the given number of bytes in each direction. (Default: 0) -**PerConnBWRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**PerConnBWRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: If set, do separate rate limiting for each connection from a non-relay. You should never need to change this value, since a network-wide value is published in the consensus and your relay will use that value. (Default: 0) -**PerConnBWBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**PerConnBWBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: If set, do separate rate limiting for each connection from a non-relay. You should never need to change this value, since a network-wide value is published in the consensus and your relay will use that value. (Default: 0) @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS the TCP stream and will reduce throughput in proportion to round trip time on long paths. (Default: 0) -**ConstrainedSockSize** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**:: +**ConstrainedSockSize** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**:: When **ConstrainedSockets** is enabled the receive and transmit buffers for all sockets will be set to this limit. Must be a value between 2048 and 262144, in 1024 byte increments. Default of 8192 is recommended. @@ -1370,14 +1370,14 @@ is non-zero): server is still alive and doing useful things. Settings this to 0 will disable the heartbeat. (Default: 6 hours) -**AccountingMax** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**|**TB**:: +**AccountingMax** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**TBytes**:: Never send more than the specified number of bytes in a given accounting period, or receive more than that number in the period. For example, with - AccountingMax set to 1 GB, a server could send 900 MB and receive 800 MB - and continue running. It will only hibernate once one of the two reaches 1 - GB. When the number of bytes gets low, Tor will stop accepting new - connections and circuits. When the number of bytes - is exhausted, Tor will hibernate until some + AccountingMax set to 1 GByte, a server could send 900 MBytes and + receive 800 MBytes and continue running. It will only hibernate once + one of the two reaches 1 GByte. When the number of bytes gets low, + Tor will stop accepting new connections and circuits. When the + number of bytes is exhausted, Tor will hibernate until some time in the next accounting period. To prevent all servers from waking at the same time, Tor will also wait until a random point in each period before waking up. If you have bandwidth cost issues, enabling hibernation @@ -1683,15 +1683,15 @@ DIRECTORY AUTHORITY SERVER OPTIONS Authoritative directories only. Like AuthDirMaxServersPerAddr, but applies to addresses shared with directory authorities. (Default: 5) -**AuthDirFastGuarantee** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**AuthDirFastGuarantee** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: Authoritative directories only. If non-zero, always vote the Fast flag for any relay advertising this amount of capacity or - more. (Default: 100 KB) + more. (Default: 100 KBytes) -**AuthDirGuardBWGuarantee** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**:: +**AuthDirGuardBWGuarantee** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**:: Authoritative directories only. If non-zero, this advertised capacity or more is always sufficient to satisfy the bandwidth requirement - for the Guard flag. (Default: 250 KB) + for the Guard flag. (Default: 250 KBytes) **BridgePassword** __Password__:: If set, contains an HTTP authenticator that tells a bridge authority to