From d86c38136f9019b2087ccdc95da5ad4b49353052 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ted Unangst Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:21:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] note that cleanup doesn't vacuum --- docs/honk.8 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/honk.8 b/docs/honk.8 index 6787236..63178ec 100644 --- a/docs/honk.8 +++ b/docs/honk.8 @@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ The command exists to purge old external data, by default 30 days. This removes unreferenced, unsaved posts and attachments. It does not remove any original content. +This will not immediately reduce the size of the database, but frees space +for future use. +A vacuum may be performed manually if necessary, but will require more time +and additional disk space. .Pp Backups may be performed by running .Ic backup dirname .