documentation: clarify osm2pgsql isnt in project directory by default

[nominatim.git] / docs / customize / Settings.md

diff --git a/docs/customize/Settings.md b/docs/customize/Settings.md
index 3a45e8fecd80f1db79ceb8e06639660af38153cc..428ef11cbc05271a8741f222024c6b9c0d03749c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/customize/Settings.md
+++ b/docs/customize/Settings.md
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ location for OSM nodes. For larger imports it can significantly speed up
 the import. When this option is unset, then osm2pgsql uses a PsotgreSQL table
 to store the locations.
 
+When a relative path is given, then the flatnode file is created/searched
+relative to the project directory.
+
 !!! warning
 
     The flatnode file is not only used during the initial import but also
@@ -631,7 +634,11 @@ Can be used as the same time as NOMINATIM_LOG_FILE.
 | **After Changes:** | run `nominatim refresh --website` |
 
 Enable logging of requests into a file with this setting by setting the log
-file where to log to. The entries in the log file have the following format:
+file where to log to. A relative file name is assumed to be relative to
+the project directory.
+
+
+The entries in the log file have the following format:
 
     <request time> <execution time in s> <number of results> <type> "<query string>"