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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml index bf03c802b87d..340f61210b2d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml @@ -248,6 +248,65 @@ $ nix-build -r '<nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K <!--######################################################################--> +<refsection xml:id='rsec-nix-store-serve'><title>Operation <option>--serve</option></title> + +<refsection><title>Synopsis</title> + +<cmdsynopsis> + <command>nix-store</command> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--serve</option></arg> + <arg><option>--write</option></arg> +</cmdsynopsis> + +</refsection> + +<refsection><title>Description</title> + +<para>The operation <option>--serve</option> provides access to +the Nix store over stdin and stdout, and is intended to be used +as a means of providing Nix store access to a restricted ssh user. +</para> + +<para>The following flags are available:</para> + +<variablelist> + + <varlistentry><term><option>--write</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Allow the connected client to request the realization + of derivations. In effect, this can be used to make the host act + as a build slave.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</refsection> + + +<refsection><title>Examples</title> + +<para>To turn a host into a build server, the +<filename>authorized_keys</filename> file can be used to provide build +access to a given SSH public key: + +<screen> +$ cat <<EOF >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys +command="nice -n20 nix-store --serve --write" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA... +EOF +</screen> + +</para> + +</refsection> + + +</refsection> + + + +<!--######################################################################--> + <refsection xml:id='rsec-nix-store-gc'><title>Operation <option>--gc</option></title> <refsection><title>Synopsis</title> @@ -1291,82 +1350,6 @@ export _args; _args='-e /nix/store/9krlzvny65gdc8s7kpb6lkx8cd02c25c-default-buil <!--######################################################################--> -<refsection><title>Operation <option>--query-failed-paths</option></title> - -<refsection> - <title>Synopsis</title> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-store</command> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--query-failed-paths</option></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Description</title> - -<para>If build failure caching is enabled through the -<literal>build-cache-failure</literal> configuration option, the -operation <option>--query-failed-paths</option> will print out all -store paths that have failed to build.</para> - -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Example</title> - -<screen> -$ nix-store --query-failed-paths -/nix/store/000zi5dcla86l92jn1g997jb06sidm7x-perl-PerlMagick-6.59 -/nix/store/0011iy7sfwbc1qj5a1f6ifjnbcdail8a-haskell-gitit-ghc7.0.4-0.8.1 -/nix/store/001c0yn1hkh86gprvrb46cxnz3pki7q3-gamin-0.1.10 -<replaceable>…</replaceable> -</screen> - -</refsection> - -</refsection> - - -<!--######################################################################--> - -<refsection><title>Operation <option>--clear-failed-paths</option></title> - -<refsection> - <title>Synopsis</title> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-store</command> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--clear-failed-paths</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Description</title> - -<para>If build failure caching is enabled through the -<literal>build-cache-failure</literal> configuration option, the -operation <option>--clear-failed-paths</option> clears the “failed” -state of the given store paths, allowing them to be built again. This -is useful if the failure was actually transient (e.g. because the disk -was full).</para> - -<para>If a path denotes a derivation, its output paths are cleared. -You can provide the argument <literal>*</literal> to clear all store -paths.</para> - -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Example</title> - -<screen> -$ nix-store --clear-failed-paths /nix/store/000zi5dcla86l92jn1g997jb06sidm7x-perl-PerlMagick-6.59 -$ nix-store --clear-failed-paths * -</screen> - -</refsection> - -</refsection> - - -<!--######################################################################--> - <refsection xml:id='rsec-nix-store-generate-binary-cache-key'><title>Operation <option>--generate-binary-cache-key</option></title> <refsection> |