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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml index 4c572e129445..b8a2f260e8fe 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml @@ -107,14 +107,22 @@ <varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option> / <option>-j</option> <replaceable>number</replaceable></term> - <listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will + <listitem> + + <para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will perform in parallel to the specified number. Specify <literal>auto</literal> to use the number of CPUs in the system. The default is specified by the <link linkend='conf-max-jobs'><literal>max-jobs</literal></link> configuration setting, which itself defaults to <literal>1</literal>. A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to - exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem> + exploit I/O latency.</para> + + <para> Setting it to <literal>0</literal> disallows building on the local + machine, which is useful when you want builds to happen only on remote + builders.</para> + + </listitem> </varlistentry> |