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 ### What every command needs
 
-`completion` and `version` need nothing. `config init` needs write access to the
-config directory.
-
-These commands need a config file that exists, even an incomplete one:
-
-- `config edit`
-- `config get`
-- `config set`
-
-Every other command needs a config file that loads. See
-[Configuration](#configuration) for the checks.
-
-Every other command except `database delete` also needs these:
+Most commands need these:
 
+- A config file that loads. See [Configuration](#configuration) for the
+  checks.
 - Write access to the local index. The command creates the file, and its
   directory, when they do not exist.
-- For an `rclone://` destination, an rclone config file that defines the remote.
+- For an `rclone://` destination, an rclone config file that defines the
+  remote.
 
 Each command below lists what it needs beyond this.
 
+These commands need less:
+
+- `completion` and `version` need nothing.
+- `config init` needs write access to the config directory.
+- `database delete` needs a config file that loads. It does not open the
+  local index.
+- These need a config file that exists, even an incomplete one:
+    - `config edit`
+    - `config get`
+    - `config set`
+
 No command needs root. A backup can read only what its user can read. A restore
 sets file owners only when it runs as root.