From 72b9d60df4723541e1a65f7a3d14abb757fbed97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 21:32:57 +0200 Subject: guix system: Add 'init' sub-command. * guix/scripts/system.scm (install): New procedure. (guix-system)[parse-option]: Remove check for extraneous arguments. [match-pair, option-arguments]: New procedures. Use 'option-arguments'. Honor 'init'. (show-help): Document 'init'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document 'init'. --- doc/guix.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 4881ec6e1b..4c32df3c9f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3209,6 +3209,21 @@ Build the operating system's derivation, which includes all the configuration files and programs needed to boot and run the system. This action does not actually install anything. +@item init +Populate the given directory with all the files necessary to run the +operating system specified in @var{file}. This is useful for first-time +installations of the GNU system. For instance: + +@example +guix system init my-os-config.scm /mnt +@end example + +copies to @file{/mnt} all the store items required by the configuration +specified in @file{my-os-config.scm}. This includes configuration +files, packages, and so on. It also creates other essential files +needed for the system to operate correctly---e.g., the @file{/etc}, +@file{/var}, and @file{/run} directories, and the @file{/bin/sh} file. + @item vm @cindex virtual machine Build a virtual machine that contain the operating system declared in -- cgit v1.2.3