[docs] Clarify retry-join (#7078)

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@ -315,8 +315,10 @@ The options below are all specified on the command-line.
<a name="_retry_join"></a>
* `-retry-join` - Similar to [`-join`](#_join) but allows retrying a join if the
first attempt fails. This is useful for cases where you know the address will
* `-retry-join` - Similar to [`-join`](#_join) but allows retrying a join until
it is successful. Once it joins successfully to a member in a list of members
it will never attempt to join again. Agents will then solely maintain their
membership via gossip. This is useful for cases where you know the address will
eventually be available. This option can be specified multiple times to
specify multiple agents to join. The value can contain IPv4, IPv6, or DNS
addresses. In Consul 1.1.0 and later this can be set to a