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@@ -12,46 +12,7 @@ another machine already has some or all of those packages or their
 dependencies.  In that case there are mechanisms to quickly copy
 packages between machines.</para>
 
-<para>The command <command
-linkend="sec-nix-copy-closure">nix-copy-closure</command> copies a Nix
-store path along with all its dependencies to or from another machine
-via the SSH protocol.  It doesn’t copy store paths that are already
-present on the target machine.  For example, the following command
-copies Firefox with all its dependencies:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-copy-closure --to alice@itchy.example.org $(type -p firefox)</screen>
-
-See <xref linkend='sec-nix-copy-closure' /> for details.</para>
-
-<para>With <command linkend='refsec-nix-store-export'>nix-store
---export</command> and <command
-linkend='refsec-nix-store-import'>nix-store --import</command> you can
-write the closure of a store path (that is, the path and all its
-dependencies) to a file, and then unpack that file into another Nix
-store.  For example,
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) > firefox.closure</screen>
-
-writes the closure of Firefox to a file.  You can then copy this file
-to another machine and install the closure:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-store --import &lt; firefox.closure</screen>
-
-Any store paths in the closure that are already present in the target
-store are ignored.  It is also possible to pipe the export into
-another command, e.g. to copy and install a closure directly to/on
-another machine:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) | bzip2 | \
-    ssh alice@itchy.example.org "bunzip2 | nix-store --import"</screen>
-
-But note that <command>nix-copy-closure</command> is generally more
-efficient in this example because it only copies paths that are not
-already present in the target Nix store.</para>
-
+<xi:include href="copy-closure.xml" />
+<xi:include href="ssh-substituter.xml" />
 
 </chapter>