Merge pull request #23900 from backstage/catalog-docs-tweak

docs: mention the ability to register multiple components in a single repo
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## Adding components to the catalog
The source of truth for the components in your software catalog are
[metadata YAML files](descriptor-format.md) stored in source control (GitHub,
GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, ...).
The source of truth for the components in your software catalog are [metadata
YAML files](descriptor-format.md) stored in source control (GitHub, GitHub
Enterprise, GitLab, ...). Repositories can include one or multiple metadata
files. Usually the metadata file is located in the repository root. This is not
a formal requirement & metadata files can be placed anywhere in the repository.
There are 3 ways to add components to the catalog: