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+.. _commands:
+
+Available commands
+==================
+
+This page explain some of the available ``oe`` commands. For an overview about
+``oe``, see :doc:`openerp-command`.
+
+Keep in mind that ``oe --help`` and ``oe <command> --help`` already give a lot
+of information about the commands and their options and flags.
+
+``web``
+-------
+
+The ``web`` command is used to create a single OpenERP server process to handle
+regular HTTP requests and XML-RPC requests. It is possible to execute such
+process multiple times, possibly on different machines.
+
+It is possible to chose the ``--threaded`` or ``--gevent`` flags. It is
+recommanded to use ``--threaded`` only when running a single process.
+``--gevent`` is experimental; it is planned to use it for the embedded chat
+feature.
+
+Example invocation::
+
+  > oe web --addons ../../addons/trunk:../../web/trunk/addons --threaded
+
+``cron``
+--------
+
+The ``cron`` command is used to create a single OpenERP process to execute
+so-called cron jobs, also called scheduled tasks in the OpenERP interface. As
+for the ``web`` command, multiple cron processes can be run side by side.
+
+It is necessary to specify on the command-line which database need to be
+watched by the cron process with the ``--database`` option.
+
+Example invocation::
+
+  > oe cron --addons ../../addons/trunk:../../web/trunk/addons --database production
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ OpenERP Command
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    openerp-command.rst
+   commands.rst
    adding-command.rst
 
 OpenERP Server API
diff --git a/doc/openerp-command.rst b/doc/openerp-command.rst
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@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 .. _openerp-command:
 
-OpenERP Command
-===============
+The ``oe`` script
+=================
 
 The ``oe`` script provides a set of command-line tools around the OpenERP
-framework.
+framework. It is meant to replace the older ``openerp-server`` script (which
+is still available).
 
-Using OpenERP Command
----------------------
+Using ``oe``
+------------
 
 In contrast to the previous ``openerp-server`` script, ``oe`` defines a few
-sub-commands, each with its own set of flags and options. You can get some
+commands, each with its own set of flags and options. You can get some
 information for any of them with
 
 ::
 
-  > oe <sub-command> --help
+  > oe <command> --help
 
 For instance::
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ for instance here is a, say, ``test-trunk-view-validation.sh`` file::
   # itself does not need it.
   oe run-tests -d ignored -m openerp.test_view_validation
 
+Available commands
+-------------------
+
+See the :doc:`commands` page.
+
 Adding new commands
 -------------------
 
@@ -57,4 +63,4 @@ A preliminary ``oe-bash-completion`` file is provided. After sourcing it,
 
   > . oe-bash-completion
 
-completion (using the TAB character) in Bash should be working.
+completion (using the TAB character) in Bash should work.