[couchdb-documentation] branch master updated: Clarify what compaction does (#426)

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     new 8cd4eff  Clarify what compaction does (#426)
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commit 8cd4eff77d77bda00485a8e5c35f22c6a4cedf1f
Author: Jonathan Hall <fl...@flimzy.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Jul 14 20:30:44 2019 +0200

    Clarify what compaction does (#426)
    
    * Clarify what compaction does
    
    * Updates from review
---
 src/api/database/compact.rst | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/api/database/compact.rst b/src/api/database/compact.rst
index 4fcf34e..2253dc9 100644
--- a/src/api/database/compact.rst
+++ b/src/api/database/compact.rst
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
       temporarily created for this purpose, you may require up to twice the
       current storage space of the specified database in order for the
       compaction routine to complete.
-
-    - Removes old revisions of documents from the database, up to the
-      per-database limit specified by the ``_revs_limit`` database
-      parameter.
+    - Removes the bodies of any non-leaf revisions of documents from the
+      database.
+    - Removes old revision history beyond the limit specified by the
+      ``_revs_limit`` database parameter.
 
     Compaction can only be requested on an individual database; you cannot
     compact all the databases for a CouchDB instance. The compaction process