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<term><option>-j</option></term>
<listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
- perform in parallel to the specified number. The default is
- specified by the <link
+ perform in parallel to the specified number. Specify
+ <literal>auto</literal> to use the number of CPUs in the system.
+ The default is specified by the <link
linkend='conf-build-max-jobs'><literal>build-max-jobs</literal></link>
configuration setting, which itself defaults to
<literal>1</literal>. A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to