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@@ -3983,6 +3983,9 @@ This means that substitutes may be downloaded from @var{urls}, provided
they are signed by a key authorized by the system administrator
(@pxref{Substitutes}).
+When @var{urls} is the empty string, substitutes are effectively
+disabled.
+
@item --no-substitutes
Do not use substitutes for build products. That is, always build things
locally instead of allowing downloads of pre-built binaries