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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml index 66df3edd5fb8..2ee268097066 100644 --- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml @@ -233,7 +233,17 @@ build-use-chroot = /dev /proc /bin</programlisting> <filename>configure</filename> at build time.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> - + + + <varlistentry><term><literal>fsync-metadata</literal></term> + + <listitem><para>If set to <literal>true</literal>, changes to the + Nix store metadata (in <filename>/nix/var/nix/db</filename>) are + synchronously flushed to disk. This improves robustness in case + of system crashes, but reduces performance. The default is + <literal>false</literal>.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> </variablelist> |