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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-generate-patches.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-generate-patches.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..70bec432d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-generate-patches.xml @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-nix-generate-patches"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>nix-generate-patches</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + +<refnamediv> + <refname>nix-generate-patches</refname> + <refpurpose>generates binary patches between NAR files</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>nix-generate-patches</command> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>NAR-DIR</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>PATCH-DIR</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>PATCH-URI</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>OLD-MANIFEST</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>NEW-MANIFEST</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + + +<refsection><title>Description</title> + +<para>The command <command>nix-generate-patches</command> generates +binary patches between NAR files listed in OLD-MANIFEST and NEW-MANIFEST. +The patches are written to the directory PATCH-DIR, and the prefix +PATCH-URI is used to generate URIs for the patches. The patches are +added to NEW-MANIFEST. All NARs are required to exist in NAR-DIR. +Patches are generated between succeeding versions of packages with +the same name.</para> + +</refsection> + + +</refentry> |