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website/content/commands/operator/raft.mdx

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ Raft configuration.
 `Voter` is "true" or "false", indicating if the server has a vote in the Raft
 configuration.
 
+`Commit Index` is the last log index the server has a record of in its Raft log.
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+`Trails Leader By` is the difference in commit index the server has from the leader.
+
 #### Command Options
 
 - `-stale` - Enables non-leader servers to provide cluster state information.
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ The return code will indicate success or failure.
 
 Corresponding HTTP API Endpoint: [\[POST\] /v1/operator/raft/transfer-leader](/consul/api-docs/operator/raft#transfer-raft-leadership)
 
-This command transfers Raft leadership to another server agent. If an `id` is provided, Consul transfers leadership to the server with that id. 
+This command transfers Raft leadership to another server agent. If an `id` is provided, Consul transfers leadership to the server with that id.
 
 Use this command to change leadership without restarting the leader node, which maintains quorum and workload capacity.