clarify indexdb is cached info, rebuildable

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Joey Hess 2010-06-23 13:15:10 -04:00
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@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ I have a bunch of tag pages autogenerated by the tag plugin. As part of a redesi
> update them. --[[Joey]] > update them. --[[Joey]]
>> Thanks. I thought about deleting `indexdb`, but hesitated to do that. According to [[tips/inside dot ikiwiki]], `indexdb` stores "all persistent state about pages". I didn't know if it's harmless to lose all persistent state. --dkobozev >> Thanks. I thought about deleting `indexdb`, but hesitated to do that. According to [[tips/inside dot ikiwiki]], `indexdb` stores "all persistent state about pages". I didn't know if it's harmless to lose all persistent state. --dkobozev
>>> The persistant state is best thought of as a cache,
>>> so it's safe to delete it. --[[Joey]]

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@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ you need/want to.
## the index ## the index
`.ikiwiki/indexdb` contains a cache of information about pages, as well `.ikiwiki/indexdb` contains a cache of information about pages.
as all persisitant state about pages. It used to be a (semi) human-readable This information can always be recalculated by rebuilding the wiki.
text file, but is not anymore. (So the file is safe to delete and need not be backed up.)
It used to be a (semi) human-readable text file, but is not anymore.
To dump the contents of the file, enter a perl command like this. To dump the contents of the file, enter a perl command like this.