note: this is a hidden cli argument.
raw details (from release v2.2.3):
{
"name": "accounts_db_ancient_append_vecs",
"properties": {
"long": "accounts-db-ancient-append-vecs",
"value_name": "SLOT-OFFSET",
"validator": "is_parsable::<i64>",
"takes_value": "true",
"help": "\n \"AppendVecs that are older than (slots_per_epoch - SLOT-OFFSET) are squashed \\\n together.\",\n ",
"hidden": "hidden_unless_forced()"
},
"isDeprecated": true
}