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Add steps to check retention policy

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Description

New user feedback!
Page: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/guides/downsample_and_retain/
Feedback: I need to know how to check what the current retention policy is.

Add information on how to check current retention policy on this page. It can be a list of steps, or maybe a section called related guides with a linkout to the information

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open the downsample_and_retain page at docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/guides/downsample_and_retain/ and review its existing guidance. Add information explaining how users can check the current retention policy, either as a list of steps or as a related-guides link. Done means the page answers the reported user question clearly.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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