Limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) to the given number of bytes. (Default: 48 MB)
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\fBMaxAdvertisedBandwidth \fR\fIN\fR \fBbytes\fR|\fBKB\fR|\fBMB\fR|\fBGB\fR|\fBTB\fP
-If set, we will not advertise more than this amount of bandwidth, no
-matter how much we think we actually have.
+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.
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\fBDataDirectory \fR\fIDIR\fP
Store working data in DIR (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor)