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[docs] add warning for read-write indices in force merge documentation
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@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ This call will block until the merge is complete. If the http connection is
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lost, the request will continue in the background, and any new requests will
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block until the previous force merge is complete.
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WARNING: Force merge should only be called against *read-only indices*. Running
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force merge against a read-write index can cause very large segments to be produced
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(>5Gb per segment), and the merge policy will never consider it for merging again until
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it mostly consists of deleted docs. This can cause very large segments to remain in the shards.
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[source,js]
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POST /twitter/_forcemerge

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