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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml index 1b19e56b5714..c095a001c169 100644 --- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml @@ -337,7 +337,20 @@ build-use-chroot = /dev /proc /bin</programlisting> <literal>true</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> - + + + <varlistentry><term><literal>auto-optimise-store</literal></term> + + <listitem><para>If set to <literal>true</literal> (the default), + Nix automatically detects files in the store that have identical + contents, and replaces them with hard links to a single copy. + This saves disk space. If set to <literal>false</literal>, you + can still run <command>nix-store --optimise</command> to get rid + of duplicate files.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> </para> |