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REST API documentation page references commandline option that does not exist anymore on the commandline options page

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Compare docs/rest/system-reset-post.html with docs/users/syncthing.html and the archived v1.30.0 command-option page. Start by checking the referenced caution and the current command-line option list, then update the REST API documentation so it no longer points to an unavailable option. Done means the current page has an accurate reference and the generated documentation builds successfully.

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Description

bug needs-triage
What happened?

The page is - https://docs.syncthing.net/rest/system-reset-post.html

The text is Caution: See --reset-database for .stfolder creation side-effect and caution regarding mountpoints.

--reset-database is not referenced here - https://docs.syncthing.net/users/syncthing.html

But it was in the 1.x pages - https://docs.syncthing.net/v1.30.0/users/syncthing.html#cmdoption-reset-database

Syncthing version

v2.0.10

Platform & operating system

Linux (64-bit Intel/AMD Container)

Browser version

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Python
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