From 54df4bb0b5d45a17945d8c4b0e38cd4ae167a732 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Domen Kožar Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:51:51 +0100 Subject: nix.conf: mention -j0 is useful --- doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml index 1865bb37c860..3851cf18d7ff 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml @@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ builtins.fetchurl { This option defines the maximum number of jobs that Nix will try to build in parallel. The default is 1. The special value auto - causes Nix to use the number of CPUs in your system. It can be + causes Nix to use the number of CPUs in your system. 0 + is useful when using remote builders to prevent any local builds. It can be overridden using the () command line switch. -- cgit 1.4.1