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readme: notes about disk space and osm_planet_update command
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Update a local OSM planet. For example:
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```sh
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osm_planet_update planet-latest.osm.pbf planet-new.osm.pbf
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osm_planet_update planet-recent.osm.pbf planet-with-updates.osm.pbf
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```
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If `planet-latest.osm.pbf` does not exist, it will be downloaded, before applying updates.
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By default, files are downloaded from planet.openstreetmap.org. Amazon Web Services also provides OSM planets through its Public Datasets program. To instead download the planet from AWS:
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If `planet-recent.osm.pbf` does not exist locally, the most recent planet file will be downloaded, before applying hourly updates to it. (Note: This download is nearly 40Gb.) By default, files are downloaded from planet.openstreetmap.org. Amazon Web Services also provides [OSM planets through its Public Datasets program](https://aws.amazon.com/public-datasets/osm/). To instead download the planet file from AWS:
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1. Make sure you have your [AWS credentials configured locally](http://boto3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/configuration.html).
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2. Append the `--s3` flag.
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Note that an entire OSM planet may be upwards of 40Gb in size!
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Note that an entire OSM planet may be upwards of 40Gb in size! In other words, you should have ~80Gb free disk space before running this command.
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For complete help on command-line arguments:
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