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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
following commands:
<screen>
-$ ./configure <replaceable>options...</replaceable>
+$ ./configure <emphasis>options...</emphasis>
$ make
$ make install</screen>
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ $ ./bootstrap.sh</screen>
</para>
<para>The installation path can be specified by passing the
-<option>--prefix=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option> to
+<option>--prefix=<emphasis>prefix</emphasis></option> to
<command>configure</command>. The default installation directory is
<filename>/usr/local</filename>. You can change this to any location
you like. You must have write permission to the
-<replaceable>prefix</replaceable> path.</para>
+<emphasis>prefix</emphasis> path.</para>
<para>Nix keeps its <emphasis>store</emphasis> (the place where
packages are stored) in <filename>/nix/store</filename> by default.
This can be changed using
-<option>--with-store-dir=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>.</para>
+<option>--with-store-dir=<emphasis>path</emphasis></option>.</para>
<warning><para>It is best <emphasis>not</emphasis> to change the Nix
store from its default, since doing so makes it impossible to use
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ packages will need to be built from source.</para></warning>
<para>Nix keeps state (such as its database and log files) in
<filename>/nix/var</filename> by default. This can be changed using
-<option>--localstatedir=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>.</para>
+<option>--localstatedir=<emphasis>path</emphasis></option>.</para>
</section>