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diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collector-roots.xml b/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collector-roots.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 8338e5392..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collector-roots.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -<section 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="ssec-gc-roots"> - -<title>Garbage Collector Roots</title> - -<para>The roots of the garbage collector are all store paths to which -there are symlinks in the directory -<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename>. -For instance, the following command makes the path -<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> a root of the collector: - -<screen> -$ ln -s /nix/store/d718ef...-foo /nix/var/nix/gcroots/bar</screen> - -That is, after this command, the garbage collector will not remove -<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> or any of its -dependencies.</para> - -<para>Subdirectories of -<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename> -are also searched for symlinks. Symlinks to non-store paths are -followed and searched for roots, but symlinks to non-store paths -<emphasis>inside</emphasis> the paths reached in that way are not -followed to prevent infinite recursion.</para> - -</section>
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