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diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-collect-garbage.xml b/doc/manual/nix-collect-garbage.xml index dc84cd8033a4..3e4ab092588d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-collect-garbage.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-collect-garbage.xml @@ -1,77 +1,29 @@ <refentry> - <refnamediv> - <refname>nix-collect-garbage</refname> - <refpurpose>remove unreachable store paths</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> + +<refnamediv> + <refname>nix-collect-garbage</refname> + <refpurpose>delete unreachable store paths</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> + <group choice='opt'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-roots</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg> + </group> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsection><title>Description</title> + +<para>The command <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> is an +obsolete wrapper around <link +linkend="rsec-nix-store-gc"><command>nix-store +--gc</command></link>.</para> + +</refsection> - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> - <group choice='opt'> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg> - </group> - <arg><option>--min-age</option> <replaceable>age</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsection> - <title>Description</title> - - <para> - The command <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> performs a - garbage collection on the Nix store: any paths in the Nix store - that are garbage (not reachable from a set of root store - expressions) are deleted. - </para> - - <para> - The roots of the garbage collector are the store expressions - mentioned in the files in the directory - <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/gcroots</filename>. - By default, the roots are all user environments in - <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/profiles</filename>. - You can register other store expressions as roots by writing the - full path of the store expression to an arbitrary file in the - <filename>gcroots</filename> directory (or a subdirectory - thereof). - </para> - - </refsection> - - <refsection> - <title>Options</title> - - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--print-live</option> / <option>--print-dead</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - These options cause the set of live or dead paths to be - printed, respectively, rather than performing an actual - garbage collector. They correspond exactly with the - sub-operations in <command>nix-store - <option>--gc</option></command>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - </refsection> - - <refsection> - <title>Examples</title> - - <para> - To delete all unreachable paths, just do: - - <screen> -$ nix-collect-garbage</screen> - - </para> - - </refsection> - </refentry> diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml index 0ad0f32a5f8f..ac803ce5ff8c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml @@ -146,126 +146,121 @@ output.</para> <!--######################################################################--> - <refsection> - <title>Operation <option>--gc</option></title> +<refsection id='rsec-nix-store-gc'><title>Operation <option>--gc</option></title> - <refsection> - <title>Synopsis</title> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-store</command> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--gc</option></arg> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg> - </group> - <arg><option>--min-age</option> <replaceable>age</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsection> +<refsection><title>Synopsis</title> - <refsection> - <title>Description</title> +<cmdsynopsis> + <command>nix-store</command> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--gc</option></arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-roots</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg> + </group> +</cmdsynopsis> + +</refsection> + +<refsection><title>Description</title> - <para> - Without additional flags, the operation <option>--gc</option> - performs a garbage collection on the Nix store. That is, all - paths in the Nix store not reachable via file system - references from a set of <quote>roots</quote>, are deleted. - </para> +<para>Without additional flags, the operation <option>--gc</option> +performs a garbage collection on the Nix store. That is, all paths in +the Nix store not reachable via file system references from a set of +<quote>roots</quote>, are deleted.</para> - <para> - The following flags may be specified: - </para> +<para>The following suboperations may be specified:</para> - <variablelist> +<variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--print-roots</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This operation prints on standard output the set of - roots used by the garbage collector. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>--print-roots</option></term> + + <listitem><para>This operation prints on standard output the set + of roots used by the garbage collector.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--print-live</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This operation prints on standard output the set of - <quote>live</quote> store paths, which are all the store - paths reachable from the roots. Live paths should never - be deleted, since that would break consistency — it - would become possible that applications are installed - that reference things that are no longer present in the - store. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>--print-live</option></term> + + <listitem><para>This operation prints on standard output the set + of <quote>live</quote> store paths, which are all the store paths + reachable from the roots. Live paths should never be deleted, + since that would break consistency — it would become possible that + applications are installed that reference things that are no + longer present in the store.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--print-dead</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This operation prints out on standard output the set of - <quote>dead</quote> store paths, which is just the - opposite of the set of live paths: any path in the store - that is not live (with respect to the roots) is dead. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>--print-dead</option></term> + + <listitem><para>This operation prints out on standard output the + set of <quote>dead</quote> store paths, which is just the opposite + of the set of live paths: any path in the store that is not live + (with respect to the roots) is dead.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--delete</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This operation performs an actual garbage collection. - All dead paths are removed from the store. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>--delete</option></term> + + <listitem><para>This operation performs an actual garbage + collection. All dead paths are removed from the + store. This is the default.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> - </variablelist> +</variablelist> - </refsection> - - <refsection> - <title>Roots</title> +</refsection> - <para>The roots of the garbage collector are all store paths to - which there are symlinks in the - directory <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename>. - For instance, the following command makes the - path <filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> a root of - the collector: + +<refsection><title>Roots</title> + +<para>The roots of the garbage collector are all store paths to which +there are symlinks in the directory +<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename>. +For instance, the following command makes the path +<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> a root of the collector: <screen> $ ln -s /nix/store/d718ef...-foo /nix/var/nix/gcroots/bar</screen> - That is, after this command, the garbage collector will not - remove <filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> or any of - its dependencies.</para> +That is, after this command, the garbage collector will not remove +<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> or any of its +dependencies.</para> - <para>Subdirectories - of <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename> - are also searched for symlinks. Symlinks to non-store paths are - followed and searched for roots, but TODO.</para> +<para>Subdirectories of +<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename> +are also searched for symlinks. Symlinks to non-store paths are +followed and searched for roots, but TODO.</para> - </refsection> +</refsection> - <refsection> - <title>Configuration file</title> - <para>TODO</para> +<refsection><title>Configuration file</title> - </refsection> +<para>TODO</para> + +</refsection> - </refsection> + +<refsection><title>Examples</title> + +<para>To delete all unreachable paths, just do: + +<screen> +$ nix-store --gc</screen> + +</para> + +</refsection> + + +</refsection> - <!--######################################################################--> +<!--######################################################################--> <refsection> <title>Operation <option>--query</option></title> @@ -586,10 +581,3 @@ x=`nix-store --query --normalise --force-realise /nix/store/bla.store` </refentry> - - -<!-- -local variables: -sgml-parent-document: ("book.xml" "refentry") -end: ---> diff --git a/doc/manual/style.css b/doc/manual/style.css index 544acb61eba2..533104229953 100644 --- a/doc/manual/style.css +++ b/doc/manual/style.css @@ -230,8 +230,3 @@ table.productionset table.productionset { font-family: monospace; } - -a[href] { - text-decoration: none; - border-bottom: 1px dotted #005aa0; -} |