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authorEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2013-01-24T12·00+0100
committerEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2013-01-24T12·00+0100
commit9842077cb2bd968e0b14502609cf41741e170d33 (patch)
treef18d208840dceca146a03fe8ada469b3b7f9ac6e /doc/manual
parent5e9c3da41282970d5a496d1327de69cc1274d353 (diff)
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Issue #88.
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diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml
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@@ -343,10 +343,11 @@
 
 <varlistentry><term><option>-I</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
   
-  <listitem><para>Add a path to the Nix expression search path.  See
-  the <envar>NIX_PATH</envar> environment variable for details.  Paths
-  added through <option>-I</option> take precedence over
-  <envar>NIX_PATH</envar>.</para></listitem>
+  <listitem><para>Add a path to the Nix expression search path.  This
+  option may be given multiple times.  See the <envar>NIX_PATH</envar>
+  environment variable for information on the semantics of the Nix
+  search path.  Paths added through <option>-I</option> take
+  precedence over <envar>NIX_PATH</envar>.</para></listitem>
   
 </varlistentry>