From 16e7fbd594bbadee4aa05bfd09c2ef5e064a8fa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Naomi Pentrel <5212232+npentrel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 17:17:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] DOCS-3707: Add module file location to cli docs
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docs/dev/tools/cli.md | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/dev/tools/cli.md b/docs/dev/tools/cli.md
index 20a49019d4..c4815ea660 100644
--- a/docs/dev/tools/cli.md
+++ b/docs/dev/tools/cli.md
@@ -1083,8 +1083,8 @@ viam module local-app-testing --app-url http://localhost:3000
| `update` | Update your module's metadata and documentation in the Viam registry. Updates are based on changes to [meta.json](/operate/modules/advanced/metajson/) and README.md. Viam automatically runs `update` when you `upload` your module, as well as when you trigger a cloud build with Viam's default build action. | - |
| `update-models` | Update the module's metadata file with the models it provides. | - |
| `upload` | Validate and upload a new or existing custom module on your local filesystem to the Viam Registry. See [Upload validation](#upload-validation) for more information. | **module-path** : specify the path to the file, directory, or compressed archive (with `.tar.gz` or `.tgz` extension) that contains your custom module code. |
-| `reload` | Build a module in the cloud and run it on a target marchine. Rebuild and restart if it is already running. | - |
-| `reload-local` | Build a module locally and run it on a target marchine. Rebuild and restart if it is already running. | - |
+| `reload` | Build a module in the cloud and run it on a target marchine. Rebuild and restart if it is already running. The module is loaded to ~/.viam/packages-local/namespace_module-name_from_reload-module.tar.gz on the target machine. | - |
+| `reload-local` | Build a module locally and run it on a target marchine. Rebuild and restart if it is already running. The module is loaded to ~/.viam/packages-local/namespace_module-name_from_reload-module.tar.gz on the target machine. | - |
| `restart` | Restart a running module. | - |
| `build start` | Start a module build in a cloud runner using the build step in your [`meta.json` file](/operate/modules/advanced/metajson/). See [Using the `build` subcommand](#using-the-build-subcommand). | - |
| `build local` | Start a module build locally using the build step in your [`meta.json` file](/operate/modules/advanced/metajson/). See [Using the `build` subcommand](#using-the-build-subcommand). | - |