docs: clarify register vs link

This wasn't obvious to me, happy I asked in #2092 :)
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@ -64,8 +64,20 @@ Important: The ACCOUNT is your phone number in international format and must inc
should start with a "+" sign. (See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes) for a list
of all country codes.)
* Link to an existing account
If you have an existing Signal account associated
with a number, you can link signal-cli to it with:
signal-cli link
* Register a number (with SMS verification)
Alternatively, if you don't have an existing Signal
account, you can register one from signal-cli. Note
that this will unregister any existing client
associated with the same number.
signal-cli -a ACCOUNT register
You can register Signal using a landline number. In this case, you need to follow the procedure below: