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[arvados.git] / doc / api / methods.html.textile.liquid

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--- a/doc/api/methods.html.textile.liquid
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@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ Example: @["head_uuid asc","modified_at desc"]@
 Default: @["modified_at desc", "uuid asc"]@|query|
 |select  |array  |Attributes of each object to return in the response (by default, all available attributes are returned, except collections, which do not return @manifest_text@ unless explicitly selected).
 Example: @["uuid","name","modified_at"]@|query|
-|distinct|boolean|@true@: (default) do not return duplicate objects
-@false@: permitted to return duplicates|query|
+|distinct|boolean|When returning multiple records whose selected attributes (see @select@) are equal, return them as a single response entry.
+Default is @false@.|query|
 |count|string|@"exact"@ (default): Include an @items_available@ response field giving the number of distinct matching items that can be retrieved (irrespective of @limit@ and @offset@ arguments).
 @"none"@: Omit the @items_available@ response field. This option will produce a faster response.|query|