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authorJames O'Beirne <james.obeirne@pm.me>2022-09-06 14:51:38 -0400
committerJames O'Beirne <james.obeirne@pm.me>2022-09-13 13:31:37 -0400
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doc: add note about snapshot chainstate init
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@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ original chainstate remains in use as active.
Once the snapshot chainstate is loaded and validated, it is promoted to active
chainstate and a sync to tip begins. A new chainstate directory is created in the
-datadir for the snapshot chainstate called
-`chainstate_[SHA256 blockhash of snapshot base block]`.
+datadir for the snapshot chainstate called `chainstate_snapshot`. When this directory
+is present in the datadir, the snapshot chainstate will be detected and loaded as
+active on node startup (via `DetectSnapshotChainstate()`).
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