branch: externals/ebdb
commit 1ded570721886db8249a705e3839a3e3393d895d
Author: Eric Abrahamsen <[email protected]>
Commit: Eric Abrahamsen <[email protected]>
Note new database-related commands in manual
* ebdb.org: In the database section.
---
ebdb.org | 19 +++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ebdb.org b/ebdb.org
index f7576ae..7797a66 100644
--- a/ebdb.org
+++ b/ebdb.org
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ Databases have a few user-facing settings:
Set to a single character that will be displayed next to records in
the {{{ebuf}}} buffer, indicating which database they belong
to.
-- Option: uuid-prefix
- A string to be appended to the uuids of all records created in this
- database.
- Option: disabled
When t, the database will essentially be ignored -- no records will
- be read from it.
+ be read from it. Setting this to t will only take effect on next
+ restart; to disable a database immediately, use
+ `ebdb-disable-database' below.
- Option record-class
The default record class to use when creating new records in this
database. The default is `ebdb-default-record-class'.
@@ -76,6 +75,18 @@ field, and the older copy is discarded.
- Command: ebdb-copy-record record to-db
Copy RECORD into TO-DB, leaving it in its existing database(s).
+
+Other database-related commands:
+
+- Command: ebdb-reload-database db
+ Reload all records from a database. This also redisplays and of
+ those records that were visible in {{{ebuf}}} buffers.
+- Command: ebdb-disable-database db
+ This command disables a database, unloading all of its records and
+ essentially ignoring it from now on. The disabled state persists
+ between restarts. To re-enable a database, edit it using
+ `ebdb-customize-database', set 'disabled to nil, and then reload it
+ with `ebdb-reload-database'.
* Creating records
Create a record using "c" (`ebdb-create') in the {{{ebuf}}} buffer.
