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diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml index fcfeca858fc6..04cda15310fb 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml @@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ <term><option>-j</option></term> <listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will - perform in parallel to the specified number. The default is 1. A - higher value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem> + perform in parallel to the specified number. The default is + specified by the <link + linkend='conf-build-max-jobs'><literal>build-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> </varlistentry> |