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2020-06-18Instruct the user to follow redirects when installing Nix.Samir Talwar
Nix installation now requires following redirects using `curl -L`. This is currently represented on the [Nix download page][] but not in the manual. This change updates the manual to reflect this. Using `curl` without the `-L` flag results in an empty body, making installation a no-op. [Nix download page]: https://nixos.org/download.html
2018-10-29editline: wipWill Dietz
2018-04-12Add to glossary and clarify garbage collectionSean Seefried
While trying to understand garbage collection it was not immediately clear that only the runtime dependency closure of output paths would be kept (instead of the build-time dependency closure). This commit attempts to clarify this by expanding some of the glossary definitions and extending the Garbage Collection section.
2018-01-31Manual: Remove old cruftEelco Dolstra
2017-11-27doc: linenoise -> linenoise-ngWill Dietz
2017-07-30replace "Mac OS X" with "macOS"davidak
except in older release notes where the name was actually Mac OS X.
2017-05-10Replace readline by linenoiseEelco Dolstra
Using linenoise avoids a license compatibility issue (#1356), is a lot smaller and doesn't pull in ncurses.
2017-04-24Merge pull request #1347 from kennyballou/sm-grammar-fixEelco Dolstra
Fix small grammar issue about page
2017-04-20Drop misleading ellipsesJames Earl Douglas
This portion of the quick start guide may lead to confusion for newcomers to Nix. This change clarifies the example to one that can be copied in its entirety.
2017-04-19Fix small grammar issue about pagekballou
Fix subject-verb agreement issue in introduction/about.
2016-08-10Remove nix-install-package.Shea Levy
Refs #831
2016-02-18context for introducing runtime dependenciesDan Connolly
The first occurrence of "runtime dependencies" wasn't related to the surrounding narrative.
2015-03-06Fix typos: s/the the/the/Daniel Hahler
2014-12-09Use https://cache.nixos.org instead of http://cache.nixos.orgEelco Dolstra
2014-11-25Intro: Mention binary cachesEelco Dolstra
2014-11-24Update quick start sectionEelco Dolstra
2014-11-24Combine introduction / quick start partsEelco Dolstra
2014-09-16Tweak some chapter titlesEelco Dolstra
2014-09-16Drop "service deployment" bla blaEelco Dolstra
2014-09-16Drop reference to FreeBSDEelco Dolstra
2014-09-16Remove pointless "license" sectionEelco Dolstra
2014-08-27Restructuring the Nix manualMikey Ariel