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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/nix-copy-closure.xml')
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-copy-closure.xml b/doc/manual/nix-copy-closure.xml index 4b5ce755c..30b3aaee3 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-copy-closure.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-copy-closure.xml @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ <arg><option>--xz</option></arg> <arg><option>--show-progress</option></arg> <arg><option>--include-outputs</option></arg> + <arg><option>--use-substitutes</option></arg> + <arg><option>-s</option></arg> <arg choice='plain'> <replaceable>user@</replaceable><replaceable>machine</replaceable> </arg> @@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ those paths. If this bothers you, use <refsection><title>Options</title> <variablelist> - + <varlistentry><term><option>--to</option></term> <listitem><para>Copy the closure of @@ -119,10 +121,22 @@ those paths. If this bothers you, use </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><option>--include-outputs</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Also copy the outputs of store derivations included - in the closure.</para></listitem> - + + <listitem><para>Also copy the outputs of store derivations + included in the closure.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>--use-substitutes</option> / <option>-s</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Attempt to download missing paths on the target + machine using Nix’s substitute mechanism. Any paths that cannot + be substituted on the target are still copied normally from the + source. This is useful, for instance, if the connection between + the source and target machine is slow, but the connection between + the target machine and <literal>nixos.org</literal> (the default + binary cache server) is fast.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> @@ -140,7 +154,7 @@ those paths. If this bothers you, use <command>ssh</command> on the command line.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> - + </variablelist> </refsection> |