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diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml index 7dfb7b8f85..316ad6658f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml @@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ </varlistentry> +<varlistentry><term><option>--argstr</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>This option is like <option>--arg</option>, only the + value is not a Nix expression but a string. So instead of + <literal>--arg system \"i686-linux\"</literal> (the outer quotes are + to keep the shell happy) you can say <literal>--argstr system + i686-linux</literal>.</para></listitem> + +</varlistentry> + + <varlistentry xml:id="opt-attr"><term><option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option> <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable></term> |