From fd38404ee07b935a2a99b67824211dbfad3f7958 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Muhamad Awad <muhamad.azmy+git@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 17:09:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] updating docs to drop using `--wipe` flag (#440)

* updating docs to drop using `--wipe` flag

* use <NODE_NAME> instead of ${HOST}

* Apply PR comments

* apply PR comments

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Co-authored-by: Muhamad Awad <muhamad.azmy@gmail.com>
---
 docs/develop/local_dev.mdx | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
index c94b3592..1ea9808a 100644
--- a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
+++ b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 <details>
     <summary> Wiping Restate </summary>
 
-    To start the Restate Server from a clean slate and wipe ongoing invocations and K/V state:
+    To start the Restate Server from a clean slate, stop the server and then delete the data directory:
 
     ```shell
-    restate-server --wipe all
+    rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>
     ```
 
 </details>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 
     [Cancel](/operate/invocation#cancelling-invocations) a single invocation or a batch of invocations.
     Use `--kill` to [kill](/operate/invocation#killing-invocations) the invocation.
-    To remove all invocations, restart the server with `--wipe all`.
+    To remove all invocations, stop the server then do `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`, which will effectively delete all state/data of the Restate server.
 
     ```shell
     restate invocation cancel <INVOCATION_ID>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 <CH.Scrollycoding className={clsx("single-item", "short-code")}>
 
     Clear the K/V state of a Virtual Object or Workflows.
-    To clear all state, restart the server with `--wipe all`.
+    To clear all state, stop the server then do  `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`, which will effectively delete all state/data of the Restate server.
 
     ```shell
     restate kv clear <OBJECT_OR_WORKFLOW_NAME>