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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 863fce8307..ebd1ff5416 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2982,7 +2982,8 @@ guix system @var{options}@dots{} @var{action} @var{file} @var{file} must be the name of a file containing an @code{operating-system} declaration. @var{action} specifies how the -operating system is instantiate. Currently only one value is supported: +operating system is instantiate. Currently the following values are +supported: @table @code @item vm @@ -2991,6 +2992,11 @@ Build a virtual machine that contain the operating system declared in @var{file}, and return a script to run that virtual machine (VM). The VM shares its store with the host system. + +@item vm-image +Return a virtual machine image of the operating system declared in +@var{file} that stands alone. Use the @option{--image-size} option to +specify the size of the image. @end table @var{options} can contain any of the common build options provided by |