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diff --git a/doc/s6-fdholder-transferdumpc.html b/doc/s6-fdholder-transferdumpc.html index 7bd6aa0..aea7181 100644 --- a/doc/s6-fdholder-transferdumpc.html +++ b/doc/s6-fdholder-transferdumpc.html @@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ takes care of all the plumbing. </li> requires special authorizations. Make sure the s6-fdholderd instances are <a href="s6-fdholderd.html#configuration">configured</a> to accept dump-getting and dump-setting requests from your client. </li> - <li> The point of the + <li> A typical use case of <a href="s6-fdholder-transferdump.html">s6-fdholder-transferdump</a> and -s6-fdholder-transferdumpc programs is to move a set of fds from one -daemon to another, for instance in the event that the first one has to -to shut down for an upgrade. </li> +s6-fdholder-transferdumpc is when the main fd-holding daemon needs to +upgrade, or restart for some reason. Transferring the file descriptors +into another, temporary fd-holding daemon instance allows it to +restart without losing the descriptors. </li> </ul> </body> |