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doc/manual/nix-store.xml
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@ -174,10 +174,19 @@ the specified store paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term:
output. (For non-derivations argument, the argument itself is
printed.)</para>
<para>If the <option>--dry-run</option> option is used, then
<command>nix-store</command> will print on standard error a
description of what packages would be built or downloaded, and then
quit.</para>
<para>The following flags are available:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
<listitem><para>Print on standard error a description of what
packages would be built or downloaded, without actually performing
the operation</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>

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doc/manual/opt-common.xml
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@ -361,6 +361,17 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--repair</option></term>
<listitem><para>Fix corrupted or missing store paths by
redownloading or rebuilding them. Note that this is slow because it
requires computing a cryptographic hash of the contents of every
path in the closure of the build. Also note the warning under
<command>nix-store --repair-path</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

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doc/manual/release-notes.xml
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@ -21,8 +21,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>The new operation <command>nix-store --repair-path</command>
allows corrupted or deleted store paths to be repaired by
redownloading them.</para>
allows corrupted or missing store paths to be repaired by
redownloading them. <command>nix-store --verify --check-contents
--repair</command> will scan and repair all paths in the Nix
store. Similarly, <command>nix-env</command>,
<command>nix-build</command>, <command>nix-instantiate</command>
and <command>nix-store --realise</command> have a
<option>--repair</option> flag to detect and fix bad paths by
rebuilding or redownloading them.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>