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-rw-r--r--doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix2
-rw-r--r--src/nix/add-to-store.cc26
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
index 4a0b0290b..fbd7f3e7d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
+++ b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let
+ concatStrings (map ({ description, command }: "${description}\n\n```console\n${command}\n```\n\n") def.examples)
else "")
+ (if def ? doc
- then "# Description\n\n" + def.doc + "\n\n"
+ then def.doc + "\n\n"
else "")
+ (let s = showFlags def.flags; in
if s != ""
diff --git a/src/nix/add-to-store.cc b/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
index df51e72d5..022f0ea85 100644
--- a/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
@@ -39,15 +39,29 @@ struct CmdAddToStore : MixDryRun, StoreCommand
std::string doc() override
{
return R"(
+ # Description
+
Copy the file or directory *path* to the Nix store, and
print the resulting store path on standard output.
- )";
- }
- Examples examples() override
- {
- return {
- };
+ > **Warning**
+ >
+ > The resulting store path is not registered as a garbage
+ > collector root, so it could be deleted before you have a
+ > chance to register it.
+
+ # Examples
+
+ Add a regular file to the store:
+
+ ```console
+ # echo foo > bar
+ # nix add-to-store --flat ./bar
+ /nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar
+ # cat /nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar
+ foo
+ ```
+ )";
}
Category category() override { return catUtility; }