diff --git a/source/reference/command/addShard-param.yaml b/source/reference/command/addShard-param.yaml
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-object:
-  name: addShard
-  type: dbcommand
-field:
-  optional: false
-  type: field
-name: addShard
-type: string
-position: 1
-description: |
-   The hostname and port of the :program:`mongod` instance to be added
-   as a shard. When adding a replica set as a shard, specify the name of
-   the replica set and then the hostname of at least one member of the
-   set.
----
-object:
-  name: addShard
-  type: dbcommand
-field:
-  optional: true
-  type: field
-name: maxSize
-type: integer
-position: 2
-description: "The maximum size in megabytes of the shard. If you set ``maxSize`` to ``0``, MongoDB does not limit the size of the shard."
----
-object:
-  name: addShard
-  type: dbcommand
-field:
-  optional: true
-  type: field
-name: name
-type: string
-position: 3
-description: "A name for the shard. If this is not specified, MongoDB automatically provides a unique name."
-...