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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/architecture/store/store.md b/doc/manual/src/architecture/store/store.md index 18d25ca4d..1640944ad 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/architecture/store/store.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/architecture/store/store.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ A Nix store can *add*, *retrieve*, and *delete* store objects. It can *perform builds*, that is, create new store objects by transforming build inputs into build outputs, using instructions from the build tasks. -As it keeps track of references, it can [garbage-collect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(computer_science)) unused store objects. +As it keeps track of references, it can [garbage-collect][garbage-collection] unused store objects. ```haskell add :: Store -> Data -> (Store, Reference) @@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ build :: Store -> Reference -> Maybe (Store, Reference) collectGarbage :: Store -> Store ``` -Store objects are [immutable](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immutable_object): once created, they do not change until they are deleted. +Store objects are [immutable][immutable-object]: once created, they do not change until they are deleted. -References are [opaque](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque_data_type), [unique identifiers](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_identifier): +References are [opaque][opaque-data-type], [unique identifiers][unique-identifier]: The only way to obtain references is by adding or building store objects. A reference will always point to exactly one store object. @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Garbage collection will delete all store objects that cannot be reached from any <!-- more details in section on garbage collection, link to it once it exists --> +[garbage-collection]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(computer_science) +[immutable-object]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immutable_object +[opaque-data-type]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque_data_type +[unique-identifier]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_identifier + ## Files and Processes Nix provides a mapping between its store model and the [Unix paradigm](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_is_a_file) that governs the interplay of [files and processes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor). |