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docs/Docker: reword for clarity & typo fixes
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ukkopahis committed May 6, 2022
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This has the effect that when recreating or updating a container, logs shown by
`docker-compose logs` won't show anything associated with the previous
instance. Use `docker system prune` to remove old instances and free up disc
instance. Use `docker system prune` to remove old instances and free up disk
space. Keeping logs only for the latest instance is helpful when testing, but
may not be desirable for production.

By default there is no limit on the log size. When using a SD-card this is
exactly what you want. If a runaway container floods the log with output,
writing will stop when the disc becomes full. Without a mechanism to prevent
excessive disc-writes, the SD-card would keep being written to until the flash
hardware [program-erase cycle](
By default there is no limit on the log size. Surprisingly, when using a
SD-card this is exactly what you want. If a runaway container floods the log
with output, writing will stop when the disk becomes full. Without a mechanism
to prevent such excessive writing, the SD-card would keep being written to
until the flash hardware [program-erase cycle](
https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/definition/P-E-cycle) limit is
reached, after which it is permanently broken.

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