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Update retries documentation for default strategy change
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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions awscli/topics/config-vars.rst
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Expand Up @@ -487,18 +487,21 @@ These configuration variables control how the AWS CLI retries requests.
A string representing the type of retries the AWS CLI will perform. Value
values are:

* ``legacy`` - The pre-existing retry behavior. This is default value if
no retry mode is provided.
* ``standard`` - A standardized set of retry rules across the AWS SDKs.
This includes a standard set of errors that are retried as well as
support for retry quotas, which limit the number of unsuccessful retries
an SDK can make. This mode will default the maximum number of attempts
to 3 unless a ``max_attempts`` is explicitly provided.
to 3 unless a ``max_attempts`` is explicitly provided. This is default
value if no retry mode is provided.
* ``legacy`` - The pre-existing retry behavior. This mode will default the
maximum number of attempts to 5.
* ``adaptive`` - An experimental retry mode that includes all the
functionality of ``standard`` mode along with automatic client side
throttling. This is a provisional mode that may change behavior in
the future.

For more information, see `Available retry modes <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/v1/userguide/cli-configure-retries.html#cli-usage-retries-modes>`__
in the *AWS CLI User Guide*.

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