DOCS-16233 Expands port Description (#4649) (#5077)

kennethdyer · Kenneth P. J. Dyer · web-flow · commit cf51c0eb0fe8 · 2023-10-16T10:37:33.000-07:00
* DOCS-16233 Expands port Description (#4649) * DOCS-16233 port 0 configuration * Fixes port number * Adjusts port description * Fixes per Joe --------- Co-authored-by: Kenneth P. J. Dyer <kenneth.dyer@monodb.com> * sets version number --------- Co-authored-by: Kenneth P. J. Dyer <kenneth.dyer@monodb.com>
diff --git a/source/includes/ports.rst b/source/includes/ports.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+.. versionchanged:: 7.0.3
+
+   The |port-option| accepts a range of values between ``0`` and ``65535``.
+   Setting the port to ``0`` configures |mongodb-package| to use an arbitrary
+   port assigned by the operating system.
+
diff --git a/source/reference/configuration-options.txt b/source/reference/configuration-options.txt
@@ -1012,6 +1012,9 @@ Core Options
    The TCP port on which the MongoDB instance listens for
    client connections.
 
+   .. |port-option| replace:: ``net.port`` option
+   .. include:: /includes/ports
+
 .. setting:: net.bindIp
 
    *Type*: string
diff --git a/source/reference/program/mongod.txt b/source/reference/program/mongod.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ Core Options
    
    The TCP port on which the MongoDB instance listens for
    client connections.
+
+   .. |port-option| replace:: ``--port`` option
+   .. include:: /includes/ports
    
 
 
diff --git a/source/reference/program/mongos.txt b/source/reference/program/mongos.txt
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ Core Options
    The TCP port on which the ``mongos`` instance listens for
    client connections.  
    
+   .. |port-option| replace:: ``--port`` option
+   .. include:: /includes/ports
 
 
 .. option:: --bind_ip <hostnames|ipaddresses|Unix domain socket paths>
