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| author | Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann@kolabnow.com> | 2021-09-15 20:36:38 -0300 |
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| committer | Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> | 2021-09-20 14:18:21 +0000 |
| commit | 5c4fd77097e2cecfd4780e099af7954f86779fe1 (patch) | |
| tree | a04414dfc0a56a01daf096c10aa9c52489281d5e /doc | |
| parent | cbb76da1f6fd9a27bb1826274493cc6f33000f18 (diff) | |
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etc: Add systemd files for running ‘guix gc’ periodically
* etc/guix-gc.service.in: New file.
* etc/guix-gc.timer: Likewise.
* .gitignore: Ignore generated ‘guix-gc.service’.
* nix/local.mk (nodist_systemdservice_DATA): Add ‘guix-gc.service’ and
‘guix-gc.timer’.
(EXTRA_DIST): Add ‘guix-gc.service.in’ and ‘guix-gc.timer’.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Mention the new systemd files.
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 6436e83a7c..cd8e249ae8 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -743,6 +743,18 @@ with these commands: # systemctl enable --now gnu-store.mount guix-daemon @end example +You may also want to arrange for @command{guix gc} to run periodically: + +@example +# cp ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-gc.service \ + ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-gc.timer \ + /etc/systemd/system/ +# systemctl enable --now guix-gc.timer +@end example + +You may want to edit @file{guix-gc.service} to adjust the command line +options to fit your needs (@pxref{Invoking guix gc}). + If your host distro uses the Upstart init system: @example |