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Minor manpage tweaks from weasel; closes #10058

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@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
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__tor__ is a connection-oriented anonymizing communication Tor is a connection-oriented anonymizing communication
service. Users choose a source-routed path through a set of nodes, and service. Users choose a source-routed path through a set of nodes, and
negotiate a "virtual circuit" through the network, in which each node negotiate a "virtual circuit" through the network, in which each node
knows its predecessor and successor, but no others. Traffic flowing down knows its predecessor and successor, but no others. Traffic flowing down
the circuit is unwrapped by a symmetric key at each node, which reveals the circuit is unwrapped by a symmetric key at each node, which reveals
the downstream node. + the downstream node. +
Basically __tor__ provides a distributed network of servers ("onion routers"). Basically, Tor provides a distributed network of servers or relays ("onion routers").
Users bounce their TCP streams -- web traffic, ftp, ssh, etc -- around the Users bounce their TCP streams -- web traffic, ftp, ssh, etc. -- around the
routers, and recipients, observers, and even the routers themselves have network, and recipients, observers, and even the relays themselves have
difficulty tracking the source of the stream. difficulty tracking the source of the stream.
COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS