anchor.diff:  [[indices-get-settings]]
  -=== Get Settings
  +=== Get index settings API
  +++++
  +<titleabbrev>Get index settings</titleabbrev>
  +++++
   
  -The get settings API allows to retrieve settings of index/indices:
  +Returns setting information for an index.
   
   [source,js]
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positive.code: // CONSOLE
  // TEST[setup:twitter]
  
  [float]
  ==== Multiple Indices and Types
  
  The get settings API can be used to get settings for more than one index
  with a single call. General usage of the API follows the
  following syntax: `host:port/{index}/_settings` where
  `{index}` can stand for comma-separated list of index names and aliases. To
  get settings for all indices you can use `_all` for `{index}`.
  Wildcard expressions are also supported. The following are some examples:
  
  [source,js]
  
negative.code: // TEST[setup:twitter]
  // TEST[s/^/PUT kimchy\nPUT log_2013_01_01\n/]
  
  ===== Filtering settings by name
  
  The settings that are returned can be filtered with wildcard matching
  as follows:
  