From c06c68253b90670ca66f22be40ffbd198f22145f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:14:20 +0000
Subject:  Add doc precisions about live compiled dbs

---
 doc/s6-rc-update.html | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc/s6-rc-update.html')

diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-update.html b/doc/s6-rc-update.html
index 6c23975..178d299 100644
--- a/doc/s6-rc-update.html
+++ b/doc/s6-rc-update.html
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ old compiled unless more work is performed. It is recommended to keep a
 <a href="s6-rc-init.html">s6-rc-init</a> on <tt>current</tt>, and to
 make <tt>current</tt> a link to the new compiled right after a s6-rc-update
 invocation. </li>
+ <li> s6-rc-update is the only way to "free" the old compiled database
+for displacement or deletion. A live compiled database must not be
+tampered with. After a s6-rc-update invocation, the old database isn't
+live anymore and can be moved or deleted; instead, <em>newdb</em> is
+live. </li>
 </ul>
 
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