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diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-index.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-index.pod index ff2e5486..08f2fbf4 100644 --- a/Documentation/public-inbox-index.pod +++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-index.pod @@ -68,12 +68,25 @@ Xapian database. Using this with C<--compact> or running L<public-inbox-compact(1)> afterwards is recommended to release free space. -public-inbox protects writes to various indices with L<flock(2)>, -so it is safe to reindex while L<public-inbox-watch(1)>, -L<public-inbox-mda(1)> or L<public-inbox-learn(1)> run. +public-inbox protects writes to various indices with +L<flock(2)>, so it is safe to reindex (and rethread) while +L<public-inbox-watch(1)>, L<public-inbox-mda(1)> or +L<public-inbox-learn(1)> run. -This does not touch the NNTP article number database or -affect threading. +This does not touch the NNTP article number database. +It does not affect threading unless C<--rethread> is +used. + +=item --rethread + +Regenerate internal THREADID and message thread associations +when reindexing. + +This fixes some bugs in older versions of public-inbox. While +it is possible to use this without C<--reindex>, it makes little +sense to do so. + +Available in public-inbox 1.6.0 (PENDING). =item --prune |