* Document --delete-generations and other nix-env options.

2 files changed, 82 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml
index 4772c2b1109b..35107115a881 100644
--- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         </group>
         <replaceable>path</replaceable>
       </arg>
+      <arg><option>--preserve-installed</option></arg>
+      <arg>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>--system-filter</option></arg>
+        <replaceable>system</replaceable>
+      </arg>
       <arg><option>--dry-run</option></arg>
       <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>operation</replaceable></arg>
       <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
@@ -121,6 +126,38 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--preserve-installed</option></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            By default, when you install a derivation with the
+            <option>--install</option> operation, it will replace
+            previously installed versions with the same derivation
+            name (regardless of the version number).  This option
+            causes those previously installed versions to be kept in
+            the new generation of the profile.  Note that this will
+            generally cause conflicts in the creation of the user
+            environment (since multiple versions of a package
+            typically contain the same programs).
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--system-filter</option> <replaceable>system</replaceable></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            By default, operations such as <option>--query
+            --available</option> only include derivations matching the
+            current platform.  This option allows you to use
+            derivations for the specified platform
+            <replaceable>system</replaceable>.  The special value
+            <literal>*</literal> causes derivations for any platform
+            to be included.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      
     </variablelist>
 
   </refsection>
@@ -722,6 +759,47 @@ $ nix-env --list-generations
   <!--######################################################################-->
 
   <refsection>
+    <title>Operation <option>--delete-generations</option></title>
+
+    <refsection>
+      <title>Synopsis</title>
+      <cmdsynopsis>
+        <command>nix-env</command>
+        <arg choice='req'><option>--delete-generations</option></arg>
+        <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>generations</replaceable></arg>
+      </cmdsynopsis>
+    </refsection>
+
+    <refsection>
+      <title>Description</title>
+            
+      <para>
+        This operation deletes the specified generations of the
+        current profile.  The generations can be a list of generation
+        numbers, or the special value <literal>old</literal> to delete
+        all non-current generations.  Periodically deleting old
+        generations is important to make garbage collection effective.
+      </para>
+
+    </refsection>
+            
+    <refsection>
+      <title>Examples</title>
+
+      <screen>
+$ nix-env --delete-generations 3 4 8
+
+$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old</screen>
+
+    </refsection>
+    
+  </refsection>
+
+
+  
+  <!--######################################################################-->
+
+  <refsection>
     <title>Operation <option>--switch-generation</option></title>
 
     <refsection>
diff --git a/src/nix-env/help.txt b/src/nix-env/help.txt
index f363d3f94f32..fe9eca79eb90 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/help.txt
+++ b/src/nix-env/help.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ name `*' may be used to indicate all derivations.
   --switch-generation / -G NUMBER: switch to specified generation of profile
   --rollback: switch to the previous generation
   --list-generations: list available generations of a profile
+  --delete-generations GENERATIONS...: deleted listed generations,
+      `old' for all non-current generations
   
   --import / -I FILE: set default Nix expression
 
@@ -49,3 +51,5 @@ Options:
   --file / -f FILE: use Nix expression FILE for installation, etc.
   --verbose / -v: verbose operation (may be repeated)
   --keep-failed / -K: keep temporary directories of failed builds
+  --preserve-installed: do not replace currently installed versions in `-i'
+  --system-filter SYSTEM: only use derivations for specified platform