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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 2204285516..c37a87d5a1 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2642,6 +2642,24 @@ of these, recursively. In other words, the returned list is the of an element. @xref{Invoking guix graph}, for a tool to visualize the graph of references. +@item --derivers +@cindex derivation +Return the derivation(s) leading to the given store items +(@pxref{Derivations}). + +For example, this command: + +@example +guix gc --derivers `guix package -I ^emacs$ | cut -f4` +@end example + +@noindent +returns the @file{.drv} file(s) leading to the @code{emacs} package +installed in your profile. + +Note that there may be zero matching @file{.drv} files, for instance +because these files have been garbage-collected. There can also be more +than one matching @file{.drv} due to fixed-output derivations. @end table Lastly, the following options allow you to check the integrity of the |