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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/doc/protocol.xml b/doc/protocol.xml index 5418ea8f8..2bc7d55ae 100644 --- a/doc/protocol.xml +++ b/doc/protocol.xml @@ -1210,29 +1210,24 @@ OK <term> <cmdsynopsis> <command>update</command> - <arg><replaceable>URI</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>URI</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> </term> <listitem> <para> - Updates the music database. + Updates the music database: find new files, remove + deleted files, update modified files. </para> <para> <varname>URI</varname> is a particular directory or - song/file to update. + song/file to update. If you do not specify it, + everything is updated. </para> <para> Prints "updating_db: JOBID" where - <varname>JOBID</varname> is the job id requested for - your update, and is displayed in status, while the - requested update is happening. - </para> - <para> - To update a number of paths/songs at once, use - command_list, it will be much more faster/efficient. - Also, if you use a command_list for updating, only one - <command>update</command> job id will be returned per - sequence of updates. + <varname>JOBID</varname> is a positive number + identifying the update job. You can read the current + job id in the <command>status</command> response. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |