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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5b854ccbd4..de34939248 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9171,7 +9171,7 @@ store. @section Invoking @command{guix hash} @cindex @command{guix hash} -The @command{guix hash} command computes the SHA256 hash of a file. +The @command{guix hash} command computes the hash of a file. It is primarily a convenience tool for anyone contributing to the distribution: it computes the cryptographic hash of a file, which can be used in the definition of a package (@pxref{Defining Packages}). |