diff --git a/source/reference/command/split.txt b/source/reference/command/split.txt index 0209515719e..feddbf52498 100644 --- a/source/reference/command/split.txt +++ b/source/reference/command/split.txt @@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ Definition Considerations -------------- -:dbcommand:`split` does *not* support splitting an chunk that does not -contain documents. Use :dbcommand:`splitAt` to create splits in chunks -that do not contain documents. +The `find` and `bounds` forms of :dbcommand:`split` do *not* support splitting +a chunk that does not contain documents (because these forms split along the median, +and there is no median when the chunk is empty). Use the `middle` form of `split`, +or use :dbcommand:`splitAt` to create splits in chunks that do not contain documents. Command Formats ---------------