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authorShea Levy <shea@shealevy.com>2017-07-10 08:43:19 -0400
committerShea Levy <shea@shealevy.com>2017-07-10 08:43:19 -0400
commit62a8fe6388a1ee8f9376b8e65b0cb9a02c313e9f (patch)
tree93f7ea62c280a5272f75d9890fc7d0654cd7d7ed
parent1762b9616cf8786270b2efb55800a8036574ed21 (diff)
parent30117fb35bde6ba27d7de5037272ea23c8dcebf9 (diff)
Merge branch 'man2' of git://github.com/robx/nix
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml6
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-env.xml6
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml35
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml6
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml10
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml2
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common-syn.xml32
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml16
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml2
9 files changed, 65 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml
index 97e261ae9..800e1db6a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
<arg><option>- -show-progress</option></arg>
-->
<arg><option>--include-outputs</option></arg>
- <arg><option>--use-substitutes</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <group>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>--use-substitutes</option></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>-s</option></arg>
+ </group>
<arg><option>-v</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<replaceable>user@</replaceable><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-env.xml
index 8462cf8a0..d4563ac47 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-env.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-env.xml
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--file</option></term>
- <term><option>-f</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--file</option> / <option>-f</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as
the <emphasis>active Nix expression</emphasis>) used by the
@@ -166,8 +165,7 @@ also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--profile</option></term>
- <term><option>-p</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--profile</option> / <option>-p</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the profile to be used by those
operations that operate on a profile (designated below as the
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
index fe077ff65..39c1282fc 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--eval</option>
<arg><option>--strict</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--json</option></arg>
<arg><option>--xml</option></arg>
</arg>
</group>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
</arg>
<arg><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--indirect</option></arg>
- <group choice='req'>
+ <group>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--expr</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-E</option></arg>
</group>
@@ -116,13 +117,17 @@ input.</para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--xml</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--strict</option></term>
- <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
- value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as
- an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the <link
- linkend="builtin-toXML"><function>toXML</function> built-in</link>.
- </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>,
+ recursively evaluate list elements and attributes. Normally, such
+ sub-expressions are left unevaluated (since the Nix expression
+ language is lazy).</para>
+
+ <warning><para>This option can cause non-termination, because lazy
+ data structures can be infinitely large.</para></warning>
+
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -134,17 +139,13 @@ input.</para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--strict</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>,
- recursively evaluate list elements and attributes. Normally, such
- sub-expressions are left unevaluated (since the Nix expression
- language is lazy).</para>
-
- <warning><para>This option can cause non-termination, because lazy
- data structures can be infinitely large.</para></warning>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--xml</option></term>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
+ value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as
+ an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the <link
+ linkend="builtin-toXML"><function>toXML</function> built-in</link>.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml
index 016d8863a..8ef748c74 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-prefetch-url</command>
+ <arg><option>--version</option></arg>
<arg><option>--type</option> <replaceable>hashAlgo</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--print-path</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--unpack</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--name</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg><replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
-
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-prefetch-url</command> downloads the
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ downloaded file in the Nix store is also printed.</para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--name</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--name</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Override the name of the file in the Nix store. By
default, this is
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml
index c64c93ec3..62d026ac2 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
<arg><option>--exclude</option> <replaceable>regexp</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--pure</option></arg>
<group choice='req'>
- <group choice='plain'>
- <group>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--packages</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-p</option></arg>
</group>
- <replaceable>packages</replaceable>
- </group>
+ <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>packages</replaceable></arg>
+ </arg>
<arg><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--packages</option> / <option>-p</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--packages</option> / <option>-p</option> <replaceable>packages</replaceable>…</term>
<listitem><para>Set up an environment in which the specified
packages are present. The command line arguments are interpreted
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
index fb017b741..19c99841a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ linkend="sec-nix-build"><command>nix-build</command></link> does.</para>
<para>To test whether a previously-built derivation is deterministic:
<screen>
-$ nix-build -r '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K
</screen>
</para>
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common-syn.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common-syn.xml
index 5b7936393..3aff4e1b6 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common-syn.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common-syn.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
<arg><option>--help</option></arg>
<arg><option>--version</option></arg>
-<arg rep='repeat'><option>--verbose</option></arg>
-<arg rep='repeat'><option>-v</option></arg>
-<arg><option>--no-build-output</option></arg>
-<arg><option>-Q</option></arg>
+<arg rep='repeat'>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>--verbose</option></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>-v</option></arg>
+ </group>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+ <group choice='plain'>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-build-output</option></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>-Q</option></arg>
+ </group>
+</arg>
<arg>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
@@ -25,10 +33,18 @@
<option>--timeout</option>
<replaceable>number</replaceable>
</arg>
-<arg><option>--keep-going</option></arg>
-<arg><option>-k</option></arg>
-<arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg>
-<arg><option>-K</option></arg>
+<arg>
+ <group choice='plain'>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>--keep-going</option></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>-k</option></arg>
+ </group>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+ <group choice='plain'>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>--keep-failed</option></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'><option>-K</option></arg>
+ </group>
+</arg>
<arg><option>--fallback</option></arg>
<arg><option>--readonly-mode</option></arg>
<arg><option>--show-trace</option></arg>
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml
index 2aa41c4d4..a930b4a0d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry><term><option>--verbose</option></term>
- <term><option>-v</option></term>
+<varlistentry><term><option>--verbose</option> / <option>-v</option></term>
<listitem>
@@ -76,8 +75,7 @@
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry><term><option>--no-build-output</option></term>
- <term><option>-Q</option></term>
+<varlistentry><term><option>--no-build-output</option> / <option>-Q</option></term>
<listitem><para>By default, output written by builders to standard
output and standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard
@@ -89,8 +87,8 @@
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option></term>
- <term><option>-j</option></term>
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option> / <option>-j</option>
+<replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
perform in parallel to the specified number. Specify
@@ -143,8 +141,7 @@
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-going</option></term>
- <term><option>-k</option></term>
+<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-going</option> / <option>-k</option></term>
<listitem><para>Keep going in case of failed builds, to the
greatest extent possible. That is, if building an input of some
@@ -156,8 +153,7 @@
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-failed</option></term>
- <term><option>-K</option></term>
+<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-failed</option> / <option>-K</option></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies that in case of a build failure, the
temporary directory (usually in <filename>/tmp</filename>) in which
diff --git a/doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml b/doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml
index d74940c90..e0636044c 100644
--- a/doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
<glossdef><para>A substitute is a command invocation stored in the
Nix database that describes how to build a store object, bypassing
- normal the build mechanism (i.e., derivations). Typically, the
+ the normal build mechanism (i.e., derivations). Typically, the
substitute builds the store object by downloading a pre-built
version of the store object from some server.</para></glossdef>