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-Update Scripts
-==============
-
-This directory (``misc/update``) contains a collection of
-command-line utilities for updating Newznab. Whilst you can run them stand-alone
-for testing things out, it is intended that you should run the calling script
-win\runme.bat or nix\newznab_screen.sh which runs each of these
-scripts in the right order.
-
-
-Updating
---------
-
-These scripts should be run on a frequent basis in order to stay
-current with the newest posts to usenet.
-
-``update_binaries.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script downloads new headers from the news server and puts them
-in the database (binaries and parts tables).
-
-``update_binaries_threaded.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script runs on linux only and calls the update_binaries script in 10
-separate threads.
-
-``update_releases.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script creates releases from downloaded headers. It includes all the
-additional post processing which is performed as a release is formed.
-
-``update_theaters.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script updates the 'whats on in theaters' data from rotten tomatoes if
-a rotten tomatoes api key is present.
-
-``update_tvschedule.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script updates the tv schedule data from thetvdb.
-
-``import.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This script is used for importing .nzb files from a path into newznab.
-
-Maintenance
------------
-
-These scripts should be run occasionally.
-
-``optimise_db.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Optimises and repairs mysql tables if necessary. Pass in the true argument to
-force an optimise and repair regardless of whether its necessary.
-
-Backfilling
------------
-
-``backfill.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-The equivalent of ``update_binaries.php`` but for going forwards from the group.backfilldays to
-the latest post. Downloads headers from usenet and puts them in the database (binaries and parts tables).
-
-``backfill_date.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-The same as ``backfill.php`` but goes back to a specific date passed as an argument.
-
-``backfill_threaded.php``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Calls ``backfill.php`` with a thread for each group requiring backfilling.