From d7099f05b920edff23586b9b83ad4d28f3dd843d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glen Smith Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 20:46:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] slight clarification --- docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc index 2975ef903f3..237b46dfc00 100644 --- a/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ == Shrink Index The shrink index API allows you to shrink an existing index into a new index -with fewer primary shards. The number of primary shards in the target index -must be a factor of the shards in the source index. For example an index with +with fewer primary shards. The requested number of primary shards in the target index +must be a factor of the number of shards in the source index. For example an index with `8` primary shards can be shrunk into `4`, `2` or `1` primary shards or an index with `15` primary shards can be shrunk into `5`, `3` or `1`. If the number of shards in the index is a prime number it can only be shrunk into a single