From 292ebdbc3a2471d54b287388174b494b8a3191e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: silmaril42 <31900904+silmaril42@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 21:18:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] improve documentation of consumer polling behaviour I added some additional information, which I got from this discussion to avoid confusion for others: #5673 --- docs/configuration.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md index f5ffbf9b0..6b75f33e6 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.md +++ b/docs/configuration.md @@ -1050,8 +1050,10 @@ system changes with `inotify`. #### [`PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT=`](#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT) {#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT} -: If consumer polling is enabled, sets the number of times paperless -will check for a file to remain unmodified. +: If consumer polling is enabled, sets the maximum number of times +paperless will check for a file to remain unmodified. If a file's +modification time and size are identical for two consecutive checks, it +will be consumed. Defaults to 5.