Comments - Is it safe to change ft_min_word_len without rebuilding indexes?
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I'm not aware that it's been deeply tested, but I don't think there should be any safety issues. The old indexes will continue to use the old value, while new indexes (and new values added to old indexes) will make use of the new value.