@@ -958,27 +958,32 @@ Commands for handling shares::
958958Files external
959959--------------
960960
961+ These commands are used for managing Nextcloud's *External Storage * feature. In
962+ addition to replicating the configuration capabilities in the Web UI, additional
963+ capabilities include exporting / importing configurations, scanning *External
964+ Storage * mounts that require login credentials, and configuring update notifications
965+ (if supported by the storage type).
966+
961967.. note ::
962968 These commands are only available when the "External storage support" app
963969 (``files_external ``) is enabled.
964970
965- Commands for managing external storage ::
971+ Available commands for the "files_external" namespace ::
966972
967- files_external
968973 files_external:applicable Manage applicable users and groups for a mount
969974 files_external:backends Show available authentication and storage backends
970975 files_external:config Manage backend configuration for a mount
971976 files_external:create Create a new mount configuration
972977 files_external:delete Delete an external mount
973978 files_external:export Export mount configurations
974979 files_external:import Import mount configurations
975- files_external:list List configured mounts
980+ files_external:list List configured admin or personal mounts
981+ files_external:notify Listen for active update notifications for a configured external mount
976982 files_external:option Manage mount options for a mount
983+ files_external:scan Scan an external storage for changed files
977984 files_external:verify Verify mount configuration
978- files_external:notify Listen for active update notifications for a configured external mount
979985
980- These commands replicate the functionality in the Nextcloud Web GUI, plus two new
981- features: ``files_external:export `` and ``files_external:import ``.
986+ ``files_external:scan `` provides the ability to provide a username and/or password for cases where login credentials are used.
982987
983988Use ``files_external:export `` to export all admin mounts to stdout, and
984989``files_external:export [user_id] `` to export the mounts of the specified
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