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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. |