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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2014-06-27 00:06:46 +0200 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2014-06-27 00:12:40 +0200 |
| commit | b25937e318f0cfc43a4dded2fd9dca759bfc4ea1 (patch) | |
| tree | 18c9d1af798e7a8ad96ab8fad3462d47deb9a83e /doc/guix.texi | |
| parent | f01efec09a1eaa5308493eee830e827caf494eb4 (diff) | |
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guix system: Add 'reconfigure' action.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (%system-profile): New variable.
(switch-to-system, previous-grub-entries): New procedures.
(unless-file-not-found): New macro.
(show-help): Add 'reconfigure'.
(guix-system): Handle it.
* gnu/system.scm: Export 'operating-system-activation-script'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 446c688679..76a812f23c 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3210,6 +3210,18 @@ operating system is instantiate. Currently the following values are supported: @table @code +@item reconfigure +Build the operating system described in @var{file}, activate it, and +switch to it@footnote{This action is usable only on systems already +running GNU.}. + +This effects all the configuration specified in @var{file}: user +accounts, system services, global package list, setuid programs, etc. + +It also adds a GRUB menu entry for the new OS configuration, and moves +entries for older configurations to a submenu---unless +@option{--no-grub} is passed. + @item build Build the operating system's derivation, which includes all the configuration files and programs needed to boot and run the system. |