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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index b1d236c011..17a54f94cc 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -1627,14 +1627,23 @@ git config commit.gpgsign true
git config user.signingkey CABBA6EA1DC0FF33
@end example
-You can prevent yourself from accidentally pushing unsigned commits to
-Savannah by using the pre-push Git hook located at
-@file{etc/git/pre-push}:
+To check that commits are signed with correct key, use:
+
+@example
+make authenticate
+@end example
+
+You can prevent yourself from accidentally pushing unsigned or signed
+with the wrong key commits to Savannah by using the pre-push Git hook
+located at @file{etc/git/pre-push}:
@example
cp etc/git/pre-push .git/hooks/pre-push
@end example
+It additionally calls @code{make check-channel-news} to be sure
+@file{news.scm} file is correct.
+
@subsection Commit Policy
If you get commit access, please make sure to follow
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 246403bcba..20abfee772 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2021 pukkamustard@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Alice Brenon@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021, 2022 Josselin Poiret@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 muradm@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Andrew Tropin@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2021, 2022 Andrew Tropin@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Sarah Morgensen@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2022 Remco van 't Veer@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2022 Aleksandr Vityazev@*
@@ -7322,6 +7322,14 @@ unavailable to the build process, possibly leading to a build failure.
@xref{package Reference}, for a full description of possible fields.
+@quotation Going further
+@cindex Scheme programming language, getting started
+Intimidated by the Scheme language or curious about it? The Cookbook
+has a short section to get started that recaps some of the things shown
+above and explains the fundamentals. @xref{A Scheme Crash Course,,,
+guix-cookbook, GNU Guix Cookbook}, for more information.
+@end quotation
+
Once a package definition is in place, the
package may actually be built using the @code{guix build} command-line
tool (@pxref{Invoking guix build}), troubleshooting any build failures
@@ -22748,15 +22756,16 @@ Enable polling the kernel for battery level changes.
@item @code{ignore-lid?} (default: @code{#f})
Ignore the lid state, this can be useful if it's incorrect on a device.
-@item @code{use-percentage-for-policy?} (default: @code{#f})
-Whether battery percentage based policy should be used. The default is to use
-the time left, change to @code{#t} to use the percentage.
+@item @code{use-percentage-for-policy?} (default: @code{#t})
+Whether a to use a policy based on battery percentage rather than on
+estimated time left. A policy based on battery percentage is usually
+more reliable.
-@item @code{percentage-low} (default: @code{10})
+@item @code{percentage-low} (default: @code{20})
When @code{use-percentage-for-policy?} is @code{#t}, this sets the percentage
at which the battery is considered low.
-@item @code{percentage-critical} (default: @code{3})
+@item @code{percentage-critical} (default: @code{5})
When @code{use-percentage-for-policy?} is @code{#t}, this sets the percentage
at which the battery is considered critical.
@@ -28832,6 +28841,14 @@ types, or alternatively, a config file can be provided.
@item @code{nginx} (default: @code{nginx})
The nginx package to use.
+@item @code{shepherd-requirement} (default: @code{'()})
+This is a list of symbols naming Shepherd services the nginx service
+will depend on.
+
+This is useful if you would like @command{nginx} to be started after a
+back-end web server or a logging service such as Anonip has been
+started.
+
@item @code{log-directory} (default: @code{"/var/log/nginx"})
The directory to which NGinx will write log files.