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author | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2012-10-03T20·37-0400 |
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committer | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2012-10-03T20·40-0400 |
commit | a562d544d8520a0f113ad1a348e28ea00f27b693 (patch) | |
tree | 5e8d7200b8521aa54e2c8846ef7c31fd5dac737e /src/nix-store/help.txt | |
parent | 9c41c66c5b877dbb529f6147b28384a57a591895 (diff) |
When ‘--help’ is given, just run ‘man’ to show the manual page
I.e. do what git does. I'm too lazy to keep the builtin help text up to date :-) Also add ‘--help’ to various commands that lacked it (e.g. nix-collect-garbage).
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diff --git a/src/nix-store/help.txt b/src/nix-store/help.txt deleted file mode 100644 index ed4a29a67e17..000000000000 --- a/src/nix-store/help.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Usage: nix-store [OPTIONS...] [ARGUMENTS...] - -`nix-store' is a tool to manipulate the Nix store. - -Operations: - - --realise / -r: ensure path validity; if a derivation, ensure the - validity of the outputs - --add / -A: copy a path to the Nix store - --delete: safely delete paths from the Nix store - --query / -q: query information - --read-log / -l: print build log of given store paths - - --register-validity: register path validity (dangerous!) - --check-validity: check path validity - - --gc: run the garbage collector - - --dump: dump a path as a Nix archive (NAR), forgetting dependencies - --restore: restore a path from a Nix archive, without - registering validity - - --export: export a path as a Nix archive, marking dependencies - --import: import a path from a Nix archive, and register as - valid - - --verify: verify Nix structures - --verify-path: verify whether the given store paths haven't been modified - --optimise: optimise the Nix store by hard-linking identical files - - --query-failed-paths: list paths that failed to build (if enabled) - --clear-failed-paths: clear the failed status of the given paths - - --version: output version information - --help: display help - -Query flags: - - --outputs: query the output paths of a Nix derivation (default) - --requisites / -R: print all paths necessary to realise the path - --references: print all paths referenced by the path - --referrers: print all paths directly refering to the path - --referrers-closure: print all paths (in)directly refering to the path - --tree: print a tree showing the dependency graph of the path - --graph: print a dot graph rooted at given path - --xml: emit an XML representation of the graph rooted at the given path - --hash: print the SHA-256 hash of the contents of the path - --size: print the size of the NAR dump of the path - --roots: print the garbage collector roots that point to the path - -Query switches (not applicable to all queries): - - --use-output: perform query on output of derivation, not derivation itself - --force-realise: realise the path before performing the query - --include-outputs: in `-R' on a derivation, include requisites of outputs - -Garbage collector options: - - --print-roots: print GC roots and exit - --print-live: print live paths and exit - --print-dead: print dead paths and exit - --delete: delete dead paths (default) - -Options: - - --verbose / -v: verbose operation (may be repeated) - --keep-failed / -K: keep temporary directories of failed builds - --keep-going / -k: build as many dependencies as possible, even if - some dependencies fail to build - - --add-root: add garbage collector roots for the result |