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@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ dokku config:set <app> DOKKU_WAIT_TO_RETIRE=120
 
 If your application needs a longer period to boot up - perhaps to load data into memory, or because of slow boot time - you may also use dokku's `checks` functionality to more precisely check whether an application can serve traffic or not.
 
-To specify checks, add a `CHECKS` file to the root of your project directory. This is a text file with one line per check. Empty lines and lines starting with `#` are ignored.
-
-The CHECKS file may contain empty lines, comments (lines starting with #),
-settings (NAME=VALUE) and check instructions.
-
-The format of a check instruction is a path, optionally followed by the
-expected content.  For example:
-
-A check is a relative URL and may be followed by expected content from the page, for example:
+To specify checks, add a `CHECKS` file to the root of your project directory. The `CHECKS` file may contain empty lines, comments (lines starting with #), settings (NAME=VALUE), and check instructions. The format of a check instruction is a path or relative URL, optionally followed by the expected content. For example:
 
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