clarify reread and update

Supervisor · Mar 31, 2017 · e013856 · e013856
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diff --git a/docs/running.rst b/docs/running.rst
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ add <name> [...]
 
 remove <name> [...]
 
-   Removes process/group from active confi
+   Removes process/group from active config
 
 update
 
-   Reload config and add/remove as necessary
+   Reload config and then add and remove as necessary (restarts programs)
 
 clear <name>
 
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ pid all
 
    Get the PID of every child process, one per line.
 
+reread
+
+   Reload the daemon's configuration files, without add/remove (no restarts)
+
 restart <name>
 
    Restart a process

diff --git a/supervisor/supervisorctl.py b/supervisor/supervisorctl.py
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ def handle_error(self, message=None, fatal=False, code=None):
         self.ctl.handle_error(message=message, fatal=fatal, code=code)
 
     def help_reread(self):
-        self.ctl.output("reread \t\t\tReload the daemon's configuration files")
+        self.ctl.output("reread \t\t\tReload the daemon's configuration files without add and remove")
 
     def do_add(self, arg):
         names = arg.split()
@@ -1199,8 +1199,8 @@ def log(name, message):
             log(gname, "added process group")
 
     def help_update(self):
-        self.ctl.output("update\t\t\tReload config and add/remove as necessary")
-        self.ctl.output("update all\t\tReload config and add/remove as necessary")
+        self.ctl.output("update\t\t\tReload config and add and remove as necessary, and will restart affected programs")
+        self.ctl.output("update all\t\tReload config and add and remove as necessary, and will restart affected programs")
         self.ctl.output("update <gname> [...]\tUpdate specific groups")
 
     def _clearresult(self, result):