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[Couchdb Wiki] Trivial Update of "HTTP database API" by OlleJonsson

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The following page has been changed by OlleJonsson:
http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_database_API

The comment on the change is:
added a missing word (seen via mailing list quote)

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  The limited set of characters for database names is driven by the need to satisfy the lowest common denominator for file system naming conventions. For example, disallowing uppercase characters makes compliance with case insensitive file systems straightforward.
  
- All database files are stored in a single directory on the file system. If your database includes a ''/'' CouchDB will create a sub-directory structure in the database directory. That is, a database named ''his/her'', the database file will be available at ''$dbdir/his/her.couch''. This is useful when you a large number of databases and your file system does not like that.
+ All database files are stored in a single directory on the file system. If your database includes a ''/'' CouchDB will create a sub-directory structure in the database directory. That is, a database named ''his/her'', the database file will be available at ''$dbdir/his/her.couch''. This is useful when you have a large number of databases and your file system does not like that.
  
  
  == List Databases ==