diff --git a/source/reference/command/collMod.txt b/source/reference/command/collMod.txt index 4ecce0c7301..1ed63ac94dd 100644 --- a/source/reference/command/collMod.txt +++ b/source/reference/command/collMod.txt @@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ collMod The :collflag:`usePowerOf2Sizes` flag changes the method that MongoDB uses to allocate space on disk for documents in this collection. By setting :collflag:`usePowerOf2Sizes`, you ensure - that MongoDB will allocates space for documents in sizes that - are powers of 2 (e.g. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 512...) With this - option MongoDB will be able to more effectively reuse space. + that MongoDB will allocate space for documents in sizes that + are powers of 2 (e.g. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512...8388608). + With this option MongoDB will be able to more effectively reuse + space. :collflag:`usePowerOf2Sizes` is useful for collections where you will be inserting and deleting large numbers of documents to ensure that MongoDB will effectively use space on disk. .. include:: /includes/warning-blocking-database.rst + \ No newline at end of file