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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ link counts. Remember: is a very UNIXy program that loves hard links. .Ss Building and Installation A C compiler must be installed in the system, as well as the development -headers and libraries for OpenSSL and curl. To build +headers and libraries for OpenSSL (or compatible) and curl. To build .Nm , run .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ And, after that, run as root .Bd -literal -offset indent make install .Ed -.Ss Database Initialization +.Ss Data storage Initialization Once .Nm is properly installed on the system, designate a directory where @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the server and user data are to be stored. This directory must not exist yet. .Nm must always be run as a regular user; you can create one for -it or use your own. To initialize the database, execute +it or use your own. To initialize the data storage, execute .Bd -literal -offset indent snac init $HOME/snac-data .Ed @@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ directory. For other operating systems, please read the appropriate documentation on how to install a daemon as a non-root service. .Ss Upgrading to a new version -Sometimes, the database disk layout changes between versions. If there +Sometimes, the data storage disk layout changes between versions. If there is such a change, .Nm will refuse to run and require an upgrade. Do this by running .Bd -literal -offset indent snac upgrade $HOME/snac-data .Ed +.Pp Take special care to execute this upgrade operation without any .Nm processes serving on the same folder. You can break everything. I know @@ -195,10 +196,7 @@ supports: Complete support, on input and output. .It Vt Undo For -.Vt Follow , -.Vt Like -and -.Vt Announce +.Vt Follow objects, on input and output. .It Vt Create For @@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ bloated and filled with redundant information. Using a filesystem with file compression enabled (like btrfs or zfs) will probably be a good choice to store the .Nm -database into. +data storage into. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Ev DEBUG |