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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index c6bc70fe6b..66316ecd84 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5546,6 +5546,20 @@ example, the command below produces the reference graph of your profile @example guix graph -t references `readlink -f ~/.guix-profile` @end example + +@item referrers +This is the graph of the @dfn{referrers} of a store item, as returned by +@command{guix gc --referrers} (@pxref{Invoking guix gc}). + +This relies exclusively on local information from your store. For +instance, let us suppose that the current Inkscape is available in 10 +profiles on your machine; @command{guix graph -t referrers inkscape} +will show a graph rooted at Inkscape and with those 10 profiles linked +to it. + +It can help determine what is preventing a store item from being garbage +collected. + @end table The available options are the following: |