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John Ericson 684e9be8b9
Merge pull request #8337 from fricklerhandwerk/channel-files
list files used by `nix-channel` on its own man page
2023-05-17 12:21:20 -04:00
John Ericson 16a60520f2
Merge pull request #8358 from fricklerhandwerk/output-addressed-references
fix wording on output-addressed store objects
2023-05-17 09:38:18 -04:00
Valentin Gagarin 76f40c02bf fix wording on output-addressed store objects
hashing is an implementation detail.
add references to the other terms.
2023-05-17 15:04:08 +02:00
Alexander Schmolck 8d4b6766e2 Convert short nix options to long ones
e.g. nix-env -e subversion => nix-env --uninstall subversion

The aim is to make the documentation less cryptic for newcomers and the
long options are more self-documenting.

The change was made with the following script:

<https://github.com/aschmolck/convert-short-nix-opts-to-long-ones>

and sanity checked visually.
2023-05-17 08:10:30 +01:00
Valentin Gagarin 8976769a1c
Reword info on XDG base dirs (#8338)
This gives some more context and should clarify why it works that way.
Also link it from the section on `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`.

Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2023-05-15 23:30:20 -04:00
Valentin Gagarin 275468a1f0 list files used by nix-channel 2023-05-15 15:26:14 +02:00
John Ericson 914672dc4f
Merge pull request #8141 from tweag/user-files-doc
Document user files of nix
2023-05-15 07:11:47 -04:00
Victor Engmark 6e1bfb93dc refactor: Join commands to remove files 2023-05-15 11:05:26 +12:00
Victor Engmark ed016a5bb0 docs: Mention more files referenced by the installer
`/etc/bash.bashrc` is backed up as `/etc/bash.bashrc.backup-before-nix`,
but since other changes might have been introduced in the meantime we can't
just tell the user to revert.
2023-05-15 11:03:27 +12:00
Victor Engmark e26aad22c6 docs: Remove references to non-existing files
At least on Ubuntu 22.04, these files are not created as part of a multi-
user installation.
2023-05-15 10:26:47 +12:00
Victor Engmark 17a1c1ee4e docs: Sort files by name 2023-05-15 10:16:12 +12:00
Victor Engmark 3cc9b8630b docs: Remove Nix profile content from correct directory
At least on Ubuntu 22.04, the Nix installer creates
`/etc/profile.d/nix.sh`, not `/etc/profile/nix.sh`.
2023-05-15 10:13:46 +12:00
Victor Engmark ccf512f4b8 docs: Remove redundant uninstall command
`sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.socket nix-daemon.service` removes these
files already.
2023-05-15 10:06:27 +12:00
Valentin Gagarin 454e273451
Merge pull request #8328 from urbas/max-substitution-jobs 2023-05-14 11:59:40 +02:00
Matej Urbas c66a7af0c6 max-substitution-jobs release note entry 2023-05-14 09:51:11 +01:00
Ana Hobden 17fb346ec6 Describe the or operation on attribute sets slightly more 2023-05-12 11:03:09 -07:00
Alexander Bantyev 992be330ab
Update doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in
Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2023-05-12 16:58:01 +04:00
Valentin Gagarin 70eb9c7ddb reword introduction to built-in functions
add anchor to `builtins.derivation` and list some built-in functions that are
exposed in the global scope.

I decided not to list everything, because we probably don't want to
encourage people using them that way.
2023-05-11 20:07:42 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 69a0e6f86c reword documentation on builtins
- add anchor to `builtins`
- add type information
- reword description of `builtins` to offer more information concisely
2023-05-11 17:46:37 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 2ef7f14e28 do not indent markdown list 2023-05-11 15:29:03 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin dc8191ae14 add redirect to track moved uninstall section 2023-05-03 11:39:29 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 5d78dc4176
doc rendering: add functions to scope explicitly (#7378)
* doc rendering: add functions to scope explicitly

this especially helps beginners with code readability, since the origin
of names is always immediately visible.
2023-05-03 07:16:29 +00:00
Valentin Gagarin f8620758aa display documentation on manifest files separately
it's probably better not to show the manifest file documentation in the
command-specific pages, because these are implementation details that are not really practically useful.

this means no additional hassle for building the manual, but clutters
the table of contents a bit.
2023-04-28 12:10:36 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 9b2a4a4729 move uninstall instructions to a separate page
placed in a subsection of the binary install, the instructions are hard
to find. putting them in a separate page that is shown in the table of
contents should make it easier for users to find what they need when
they need it.
2023-04-28 11:53:38 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin da0dbf36cb move manifest information to the bottom of the page 2023-04-26 15:39:35 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin be7c236565 move compatibility info to nix profile docs 2023-04-26 15:39:35 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 219aaf5a0b increase heading level
otherwise the headings won't match at the point where they are included.
this is a bit hacky and brittle, but works for now.
2023-04-26 15:39:35 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin bb8e3b5d86 update description on how profiles work
adapt to the example listing
2023-04-26 15:39:35 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 7770d82240 fix typos and wording 2023-04-26 15:39:24 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 9d386fe2ee add colons to connect listings with descriptions 2023-04-26 15:39:16 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin a1c996dc7e list information regular users first
this is to make it consistent everywhere
2023-04-26 15:39:02 +02:00
Alexander Bantyev 8a93b5a551 Document user files of nix 2023-04-26 15:38:19 +02:00
Michael Utz 40fcb22313
Update installing-binary.md 2023-04-18 13:18:30 +03:00
Noah Snelson 324ed0c367 Documentation: fix typo for Nix database link in manual
Fixes broken link for `Nix database` anchor in the Glossary page of the
Nix manual.
2023-04-17 20:15:08 -07:00
Valentin Gagarin 39e0f609cc
Merge pull request #7514 from fricklerhandwerk/opt-I
remove incorrect reference to `NIX_PATH` documentation
2023-04-17 16:27:23 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f4119a67cc
use @docroot@ link 2023-04-17 14:54:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin d0cf615cbb
add link to nix-conf setting
Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2023-04-17 14:27:26 +02:00
John Ericson 9800c1e807 Mark experimental configuration settings programmatically
Fix #8162

The test is changed to compare `nlohmann::json` values, not strings of dumped
JSON, which allows us to format things more nicely.
2023-04-16 10:58:04 -04:00
John Ericson ba9ae691b6 Add optionalString to manual Nix lang utilities
Use it everywhere it could be also.
2023-04-16 10:57:46 -04:00
John Ericson b41f739068
Merge pull request #7864 from obsidiansystems/quickstart-long-options
Use long options instead of short ones in the "quick start"
2023-04-14 09:13:16 -04:00
John Ericson d93e76fbb8 Start cross-referencing experimental features
- Create a glossary entry for experimental features.

- Have the man page experimental feature notice link `nix-commmand`.

  (Eventually this should be programmed, based on whether the command is
  experimental, and if so what experimental feature does it depend on.)

- Document which installables depend on which experimental features.

  I tried to use the same style (bold warning and block quote) that the
  top of the man page uses.

Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2023-04-14 07:45:08 -04:00
Eelco Dolstra e570a91661 Release notes 2023-04-11 12:40:56 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra 60a1bf08b6
Merge pull request #7798 from peeley/list-experimental-features
Documentation: list experimental features in manual
2023-04-11 11:55:35 +02:00
John Ericson 73eb6a2a57 Single page for experimental feature descriptions
As requested by @fricklerhandwerk.
2023-04-09 11:01:23 -04:00
John Ericson 9d1105824f Add release notes for nix derivation {add,show} 2023-04-07 08:35:59 -04:00
John Ericson 2b98af2e62 nix show-derivation -> nix derivation show 2023-04-07 08:34:58 -04:00
matthewcroughan 9207f94582 Add Store::isTrustedClient()
This function returns true or false depending on whether the Nix client
is trusted or not. Mostly relevant when speaking to a remote store with
a daemon.

We include this information in `nix ping store` and `nix doctor`

Co-Authored-By: John Ericson <John.Ericson@Obsidian.Systems>
2023-04-06 19:59:57 -04:00
John Ericson bc192a95ef Describe active experimental features in the contributing guide
They are put in the manual separate pages under the new overarching
description of experimental features.

The settings page just lists the valid experimental feature names (so
people know what a valid setting entry looks like), with links to those
pages. It doesn't attempt to describe each experimental feature as that
is too much information for the configuration settings section.
2023-04-06 18:07:59 -04:00
John Ericson b7cd87a853 Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into list-experimental-features 2023-04-06 18:07:46 -04:00
Théophane Hufschmitt 9185639631
Document the concept of “experimental feature” (#5930)
Add a page explaining what “experimental features” are, when and how they should be used

Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
Co-authored-by: Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: John Ericson <John.Ericson@Obsidian.Systems>
2023-04-06 11:25:22 +00:00