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Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-env.xml | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-store.xml | 124 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/opt-verbose.xml | 2 |
3 files changed, 86 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index d8b50bf3c..702faa621 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -7,18 +7,14 @@ <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-env</command> - <group choice='opt' rep='repeat'> - <arg><option>--verbose</option></arg> - <arg><option>-v</option></arg> - </group> - <group choice='opt'> - <arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg> - <arg><option>-K</option></arg> - </group> + <arg rep='repeat'><option>--verbose</option></arg> + <arg rep='repeat'><option>-v</option></arg> + <arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg> + <arg><option>-K</option></arg> <arg> - <group choice='opt'> - <arg><option>--file</option></arg> - <arg><option>-f</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--file</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-f</option></arg> </group> <replaceable>path</replaceable> </arg> @@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ &opt-verbose; <varlistentry> - <term><option>--file</option></term> + <term><option>--file</option> / <option>-f</option></term> <listitem> <para> Specifies the Nix expression used by the @@ -125,8 +121,8 @@ By default, it points to <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/links/current</filename>. The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable should - include <filename>~/.nix-userenv</filename> for the use - environments to be visible to the user. + include <filename>~/.nix-userenv</filename> for the user + environment to be visible to the user. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -146,8 +142,9 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-env</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--install</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--install</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-i</option></arg> </group> </cmdsynopsis> </refsection> diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml index cbd38cd23..479c1c3b0 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml @@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group choice='opt' rep='repeat'> - <arg><option>--verbose</option></arg> - <arg><option>-v</option></arg> - </group> - <group choice='opt'> - <arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg> - <arg><option>-K</option></arg> - </group> + <arg rep='repeat'><option>--verbose</option></arg> + <arg rep='repeat'><option>-v</option></arg> + <arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg> + <arg><option>-K</option></arg> <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>operation</replaceable></arg> <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg> <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></arg> @@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ &opt-verbose; <varlistentry> - <term><option>--keep-failed</option></term> + <term><option>--keep-failed</option> / <option>-K</option></term> <listitem> <para> Specifies that in case of a build failure, the temporary directory @@ -112,9 +108,9 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--realise</option></arg> - <arg><option>-r</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--realise</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-r</option></arg> </group> <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -160,9 +156,9 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--delete</option></arg> - <arg><option>-d</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-d</option></arg> </group> <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -203,22 +199,22 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--query</option></arg> - <arg><option>-q</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--query</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-q</option></arg> </group> - <group> - <group> - <arg><option>--list</option></arg> - <arg><option>-l</option></arg> - </group> - <group> - <arg><option>--requisites</option></arg> - <arg><option>-R</option></arg> - </group> - <arg><option>--predecessors</option></arg> - <arg><option>--graph</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--list</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-l</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--requisites</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-R</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--predecessors</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--graph</option></arg> </group> + <arg><option>--normalise</option></arg> + <arg><option>-n</option></arg> + <arg><option>--force-realise</option></arg> + <arg><option>-f</option></arg> <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>args</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsection> @@ -235,13 +231,55 @@ </refsection> + + <refsection> + <title>Common query options</title> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--normalise</option> / <option>-n</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + For those queries that take a Nix store expression, this + option causes those expressions to be normalised first. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--force-realise</option> / <option>-f</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + For those queries that take a Nix store expression, this + option causes those expressions to be realised first. + This is just a short-cut for the common idiom + </para> + <screen> +nix-store --realise /nix/store/bla.store +x=`nix-store --query --normalise /nix/store/bla.store +<emphasis>(do something with the path $x</emphasis></screen> + <para> + which using this flag can be written as + </para> + <screen> +x=`nix-store --query --normalise --force-realise /nix/store/bla.store +<emphasis>(do something with the path $x</emphasis></screen> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </refsection> + + <refsection id='nixref-queries'> <title>Queries</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><option>--list</option></term> + <term><option>--list</option> / <option>-l</option></term> <listitem> <para> Prints out the <emphasis>output paths</emphasis> of the @@ -257,7 +295,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><option>--requisites</option></term> + <term><option>--requisites</option> / <option>-R</option></term> <listitem> <para> Prints out the requisite paths of the store expressions @@ -305,18 +343,6 @@ <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><option>--normalise</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Causes the requisite paths of the - <emphasis>successor</emphasis> of the given store - expressions to be printed, rather than the - requisite paths of the expressions themselves. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> <term><option>--exclude-exprs</option></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -398,9 +424,7 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--successor</option></arg> - </group> + <arg choice='req'><option>--successor</option></arg> <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> <replaceable>sucpath</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -432,9 +456,7 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--substitute</option></arg> - </group> + <arg choice='req'><option>--substitute</option></arg> <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> <replaceable>subpath</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -466,9 +488,7 @@ <title>Synopsis</title> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-store</command> - <group> - <arg><option>--verify</option></arg> - </group> + <arg choice='req'><option>--verify</option></arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsection> diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-verbose.xml b/doc/manual/opt-verbose.xml index 5a1007a6a..3868acf30 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-verbose.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-verbose.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <varlistentry> - <term><option>--verbose</option></term> + <term><option>--verbose</option> / <option>-v</option></term> <listitem> <para> Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages printed |