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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8a9e1bc992..7ed39ff132 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2841,6 +2841,19 @@ This has the same purpose as the same-named option in @command{guix build} (@pxref{Additional Build Options, @code{--expression} in @command{guix build}}). +@item --manifest=@var{file} +@itemx -m @var{file} +Use the packages contained in the manifest object returned by the Scheme +code in @var{file}. + +This has a similar purpose as the same-named option in @command{guix +package} (@pxref{profile-manifest, @option{--manifest}}) and uses the +same manifest files. It allows you to define a collection of packages +once and use it both for creating profiles and for creating archives +for use on machines that do not have Guix installed. Note that you can +specify @emph{either} a manifest file @emph{or} a list of packages, +but not both. + @item --system=@var{system} @itemx -s @var{system} Attempt to build for @var{system}---e.g., @code{i686-linux}---instead of |