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diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-hash.xml b/doc/manual/nix-hash.xml index 3a28fe4c6b64..227eb9421760 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-hash.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-hash.xml @@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ available as well. The hash is printed in hexadecimal.</para> <para>The hash is computed over a <emphasis>serialisation</emphasis> of each path: a dump of the file system tree rooted at the path. This allows directories and symlinks to be hashed as well as regular files. -The dump is in the <emphasis>NAR format</emphasis> produced by -<command>nix-store</command> <option>--dump</option>. Thus, -<literal>nix-hash <replaceable>path</replaceable></literal> yields the -same cryptographic hash as <literal>nix-store --dump +The dump is in the <emphasis>NAR format</emphasis> produced by <link +linkend="refsec-nix-store-dump"><command>nix-store</command> +<option>--dump</option></link>. Thus, <literal>nix-hash +<replaceable>path</replaceable></literal> yields the same +cryptographic hash as <literal>nix-store --dump <replaceable>path</replaceable> | md5sum</literal>.</para> </refsection> |