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| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/local-store.md | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/help-stores.md | 8 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.md b/src/libstore/local-store.md index 580cf5358..8174df839 100644 --- a/src/libstore/local-store.md +++ b/src/libstore/local-store.md @@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ R"( **Store URL format**: `local`, *root* This store type accesses a Nix store in the local filesystem directly -(i.e. not via the Nix daemon). *root* is an absolute path that denotes -the "root" of the filesystem; other directories such as the Nix store -directory (as denoted by the `store` setting) are interpreted relative -to *root*. The store pseudo-URL `local` denotes a store that uses `/` -as its root directory. +(i.e. not via the Nix daemon). *root* is an absolute path that is +prefixed to other directories such as the Nix store directory. The +store pseudo-URL `local` denotes a store that uses `/` as its root +directory. A store that uses a *root* other than `/` is called a *chroot store*. With such stores, the store directory is "logically" still diff --git a/src/nix/help-stores.md b/src/nix/help-stores.md index aa381393b..47ba9b94d 100644 --- a/src/nix/help-stores.md +++ b/src/nix/help-stores.md @@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ supported settings for each store type are documented below. The special store URL `auto` causes Nix to automatically select a store as follows: -* Use the local store `/nix/store` if `/nix/var/nix` is writable by - the current user. +* Use the [local store](#local-store) `/nix/store` if `/nix/var/nix` + is writable by the current user. * Otherwise, if `/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket/socket` exists, [connect to the Nix daemon listening on that socket](#local-daemon-store). -* Otherwise, on Linux only, use the local chroot store +* Otherwise, on Linux only, use the [local chroot store](#local-store) `~/.local/share/nix/root`, which will be created automatically if it does not exist. -* Otherwise, use the local store `/nix/store`. +* Otherwise, use the [local store](#local-store) `/nix/store`. @stores@ |