lotus/documentation/en/updating-lotus.md

# Updating Lotus

If you installed Lotus on your machine, you can upgrade to the latest version by doing the following:

```sh
# get the latest
git pull origin master

# clean and remake the binaries
make clean && make build
```

Sometimes when you run Lotus after a pull, certain commands such as `lotus daemon` may break.

Here is a command that will delete your chain data, stored wallets and any miners you have set up:

```sh
rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage
```

This command usually resolves any issues with running `lotus` commands but it is not always required for updates. We will share information about when resetting your chain data and miners is required for an update in the future.
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00			`# Updating Lotus`

documentation: fixes formatting issue and removes copy issue 2019-12-18 21:46:09 +00:00			`If you installed Lotus on your machine, you can upgrade to the latest version by doing the following:`
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00
			```sh
documentation: adds additional command to update instructions 2019-12-10 15:43:12 +00:00			`# get the latest`
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00			`git pull origin master`
documentation: adds additional command to update instructions 2019-12-10 15:43:12 +00:00
			`# clean and remake the binaries`
documentation: testnet update 2019-12-11 15:38:04 +00:00			`make clean && make build`
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00			```

documentation: fixes formatting issue and removes copy issue 2019-12-18 21:46:09 +00:00			Sometimes when you run Lotus after a pull, certain commands such as `lotus daemon` may break.
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00
documentation: fixes formatting issue and removes copy issue 2019-12-18 21:46:09 +00:00			`Here is a command that will delete your chain data, stored wallets and any miners you have set up:`
documentation: latest updates from feedback across team 2019-12-09 12:53:40 +00:00
			```sh
			`rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage`
			```

documentation: fixes formatting issue and removes copy issue 2019-12-18 21:46:09 +00:00			This command usually resolves any issues with running `lotus` commands but it is not always required for updates. We will share information about when resetting your chain data and miners is required for an update in the future.