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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-27 01:17:01 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-27 01:23:59 +0200
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guix package: '--delete-generations' deletes generations older than specified.
* guix/scripts/package.scm (matching-generations): Add 'duration-relation' keyword parameter. (guix-package)[process-action](delete-generations): Pass #:duration-relation >. * tests/guix-package.sh: Add test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Clarify the meaning of durations for '--list-durations' and '--delete-durations'.
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@item @emph{Durations}. You can also get the last @emph{N}@tie{}days, weeks,
or months by passing an integer along with the first letter of the
-duration, e.g., @code{--list-generations=20d}.
+duration. For example, @code{--list-generations=20d} lists generations
+that are up to 20 days old.
@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.
+When @var{pattern} is omitted, delete all generations except the current
+one.
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.
+When @var{pattern} is specified, delete the matching generations. When
+@var{pattern} specifies a duration, generations @emph{older} than the
+specified duration match. For instance, @code{--delete-generations=1m}
+deletes generations that are more than one month old.
+
+If the current generation matches, it is deleted atomically---i.e., by
+switching to the previous available generation. Note that the zeroth
+generation is never deleted.
@end table