[DOCS] Make `<target>` defs consistent

docs/reference/cat/count.asciidoc

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ which have not yet been removed by the merge process.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard expressions (`*`) are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/cat/indices.asciidoc

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ To get an accurate count of {es} documents, use the <<cat-count,cat count>> or
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard expressions (`*`) are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/cat/recovery.asciidoc

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ include::{es-repo-dir}/indices/recovery.asciidoc[tag=shard-recovery-desc]
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard expressions (`*`) are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/cat/segments.asciidoc

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ indices.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard expressions (`*`) are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/cat/shards.asciidoc

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ indices.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard expressions (`*`) are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/docs/delete-by-query.asciidoc

@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ documents being reindexed and cluster resources.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
-Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported. To search all data streams or indices
-in a cluster, omit this parameter or use `_all` or `*`.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
+Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
++
+To search all data streams or indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
+`_all` or `*`.
 
 [[docs-delete-by-query-api-query-params]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}

docs/reference/docs/update-by-query.asciidoc

@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ documents being reindexed and cluster resources.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
-Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported. To search all data streams or indices
-in a cluster, omit this parameter or use `_all` or `*`.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
+Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
++
+To search all data streams or indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
+`_all` or `*`.
 
 [[docs-update-by-query-api-query-params]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}

docs/reference/indices/open-close.asciidoc

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ index creation applies to the `_open` and `_close` index actions as well.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices, and
-index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit
+the request. Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
 +
 To target all data streams and indices, use `_all` or `*`.
 +

docs/reference/search/count.asciidoc

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ scalability of count.
 `<target>`::
 
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the search.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
+Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
 +
 To search all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/search/request-body.asciidoc

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ The search request can be executed with a search DSL, which includes the
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
+Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
 +
 To search all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.

docs/reference/search/search.asciidoc

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ query string parameter>> or <<search-request-body,request body>>.
 
 `<target>`::
 (Optional, string)
-Comma-separated list or wildcard (`*`) expression of data streams, indices,
-and index aliases used to limit the request.
+Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to search.
+Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
 +
 To search all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
 `_all` or `*`.