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Docs: Clarified `blocks.write` vs `blocks.read_only`
Clinton Gormley 7 years ago
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@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ specific index module:
 
 `index.blocks.write`::
 
-    Set to `true` to disable write operations against the index.
+    Set to `true` to disable data write operations against the index. Unlike `read_only', 
+    this setting does not affect metadata. For instance, you can close an index with a `write`
+    block, but not an index with a `read_only` block.
 
 `index.blocks.metadata`::