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| author | Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org> | 2013-09-26 02:36:24 +0000 |
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| committer | Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org> | 2013-09-26 15:41:43 +0000 |
| commit | b7884ca3ca72b39397ff0abd1154f97b981394cd (patch) | |
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guix package: Add '--delete-generations'.
* guix/scripts/package.scm (switch-to-previous-generation): New function.
(roll-back): Use the new function instead of 'switch-link'.
(show-help): Add '--delete-generations'.
(%options): Likewise.
(guix-package)[process-actions]: Add 'current-generation-number',
'display-and-delete', and 'delete-generation'. Add support for
'--delete-generations', and reindent the code.
* tests/guix-package.sh: Test '--delete-generations'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-package): Document '--delete-generations'.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 442cef26da..2e6bdc595e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -714,6 +714,16 @@ or months by passing an integer along with the first letter of the duration, e.g., @code{--list-generations=20d}. @end itemize +@item --delete-generations[=@var{pattern}] +@itemx -d [@var{pattern}] +Delete all generations except the current one. Note that the zeroth +generation is never deleted. + +This command accepts the same patterns as @option{--list-generations}. +When @var{pattern} is specified, delete the matching generations. If +the current generation matches, it is deleted atomically, i.e., by +switching to the previous available generation. + @end table @node Packages with Multiple Outputs |