docs: rewrite section to add user ID

opentargets · Nov 5, 2023 · ebc383e · ebc383e
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diff --git a/docs/development/airflow.md b/docs/development/airflow.md
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ docker build . --tag extending_airflow:latest
 ### Set Airflow user ID
 
 !!!note Setting Airflow user ID
-    This command allows Airflow running inside Docker to access the credentials file which was generated earlier.
+    These commands allow Airflow running inside Docker to access the credentials file which was generated earlier.
 
 ```bash
-USER_ID=$(id -u)
-sed -Ei "s|^AIRFLOW_UID=.*|AIRFLOW_UID=${USER_ID}|" .env
+# If any user ID is already specified in .env, remove it.
+grep -v "AIRFLOW_UID" .env > .env.tmp
+# Add the correct user ID.
+echo "AIRFLOW_UID=$(id -u)" >> .env.tmp
+# Move the file.
+mv .env.tmp .env
 ```
 
 ### Initialise