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Some special forms introduced in Guix, such as the @code{substitute*}
macro, have special indentation rules. These are defined in the
-@file{.dir-locals.el} file, which Emacs automatically uses.
+@file{.dir-locals.el} file, which Emacs automatically uses. Also note
+that Emacs-Guix provides @code{guix-devel-mode} mode that indents and
+highlights Guix code properly (@pxref{Development,,, emacs-guix, The
+Emacs-Guix Reference Manual}).
@cindex indentation, of code
@cindex formatting, of code