Add disambiguation to man page

This should help future lost newcomers like myself understand where to
find the docs for both of these commands and how they differ.
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[`--dry-run`] [`--dry-run`]
[{`--out-link` | `-o`} *outlink*] [{`--out-link` | `-o`} *outlink*]
# Disambiguation
This man page describes the command `nix-build`, which is distinct from `nix
build`. For documentation on the latter, run `nix build --help` or see `man
nix3-build`.
# Description # Description
The `nix-build` command builds the derivations described by the Nix The `nix-build` command builds the derivations described by the Nix

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[`--keep` *name*] [`--keep` *name*]
{{`--packages` | `-p`} {*packages* | *expressions*} … | [*path*]} {{`--packages` | `-p`} {*packages* | *expressions*} … | [*path*]}
# Disambiguation
This man page describes the command `nix-shell`, which is distinct from `nix
shell`. For documentation on the latter, run `nix shell --help` or see `man
nix3-shell`.
# Description # Description
The command `nix-shell` will build the dependencies of the specified The command `nix-shell` will build the dependencies of the specified