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doc: update tor.md with cjdns and getnodeaddresses, fix tor grep,

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and improve local addresses section
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@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ configure Tor.
## How to see information about your Tor configuration via Bitcoin Core ## How to see information about your Tor configuration via Bitcoin Core
There are several ways to see your local onion address in Bitcoin Core: There are several ways to see your local onion address in Bitcoin Core:
- in the debug log (grep for "tor:" or "AddLocal") - in the "Local addresses" output of CLI `-netinfo`
- in the output of RPC `getnetworkinfo` in the "localaddresses" section - in the "localaddresses" output of RPC `getnetworkinfo`
- in the output of the CLI `-netinfo` peer connections dashboard - in the debug log (grep for "AddLocal"; the Tor address ends in `.onion`)
You may set the `-debug=tor` config logging option to have additional You may set the `-debug=tor` config logging option to have additional
information in the debug log about your Tor configuration. information in the debug log about your Tor configuration.
@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ CLI `-addrinfo` returns the number of addresses known to your node per
network. This can be useful to see how many onion peers your node knows, network. This can be useful to see how many onion peers your node knows,
e.g. for `-onlynet=onion`. e.g. for `-onlynet=onion`.
To fetch a number of onion addresses that your node knows, for example seven
addresses, use the `getnodeaddresses 7 onion` RPC.
## 1. Run Bitcoin Core behind a Tor proxy ## 1. Run Bitcoin Core behind a Tor proxy
The first step is running Bitcoin Core behind a Tor proxy. This will already anonymize all The first step is running Bitcoin Core behind a Tor proxy. This will already anonymize all
@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ outgoing connections, but more is possible.
-onlynet=onion Make automatic outbound connections only to .onion addresses. -onlynet=onion Make automatic outbound connections only to .onion addresses.
Inbound and manual connections are not affected by this option. Inbound and manual connections are not affected by this option.
It can be specified multiple times to allow multiple networks, It can be specified multiple times to allow multiple networks,
e.g. onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p. e.g. onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p, onlynet=cjdns.
In a typical situation, this suffices to run behind a Tor proxy: In a typical situation, this suffices to run behind a Tor proxy: