Merge pull request #5861 from braewoods/fixup_check_notice

add paragraph added in #5855 to utility documentation source
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@ -3042,6 +3042,11 @@ class Archiver:
check --repair is a potentially dangerous function and might lead to data loss
(for kinds of corruption it is not capable of dealing with). BE VERY CAREFUL!
Pursuant to the previous warning it is also highly recommended to test the
reliability of the hardware running this software with stress testing software
such as memory testers. Unreliable hardware can also lead to data loss especially
when this command is run in repair mode.
First, the underlying repository data files are checked:
- For all segments, the segment magic header is checked.