commit b4c9eb0aab5581c1acb21d2e0e0f3fbb9c57d0b0
parent a73d0fe9a87df762474ee928ff9e6282e5e38430
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:44:04 -0400
Document sr-random and diff-cache.
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diff --git a/changes/more-files b/changes/more-files
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+ o Documentation:
+ - Document the "sr-random" file and "diff-cache" directory in the Tor
+ data directory.
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -2724,6 +2724,17 @@ __DataDirectory__**/state**::
- A short history of bandwidth usage, as produced in the server
descriptors.
+__DataDirectory__**/sr-state**::
+ Authority only. State file used to record information about the current
+ status of the shared-random-value voting state.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/diff-cache**::
+ Directory cache only. Holds older consensuses, and diffs from older
+ consensuses to the most recent consensus of each type, compressed
+ in various ways. Each file contains a set of key-value arguments
+ decribing its contents, followed by a single NUL byte, followed by the
+ main file contents.
+
__DataDirectory__**/bw_accounting**::
Used to track bandwidth accounting values (when the current period starts
and ends; how much has been read and written so far this period). This file
