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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7ea9ddfe35..e7b233d828 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5633,6 +5633,20 @@ archive}), the daemon may download substitutes from it: guix-daemon --substitute-urls=http://example.org:8080 @end example +As a bonus, @command{guix publish} also serves as a content-addressed +mirror for source files referenced in @code{origin} records +(@pxref{origin Reference}). For instance, assuming @command{guix +publish} is running on @code{example.org}, the following URL returns the +raw @file{hello-2.10.tar.gz} file with the given SHA256 hash +(represented in @code{nix-base32} format, @pxref{Invoking guix hash}): + +@example +http://example.org/file/hello-2.10.tar.gz/sha256/0ssi1@dots{}ndq1i +@end example + +Obviously, these URLs only work for files that are in the store; in +other cases, they return 404 (``Not Found''). + The following options are available: @table @code |