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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 1c1e0164e7..c68b62d475 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -15349,6 +15349,12 @@ guix lint @var{options} @var{package}@dots{} @end example If no package is given on the command line, then all packages are checked. +To lint entire source files, the syntax is: + +@example +guix lint @var{options} --whole-file @var{file}@dots{} +@end example + The @var{options} may be zero or more of the following: @table @code @@ -15386,9 +15392,22 @@ Only enable the checkers that do not depend on Internet access. Add @var{directory} to the front of the package module search path (@pxref{Package Modules}). -This allows users to define their own packages and make them visible to -the command-line tools. +@item --whole-file +@itemx -f +Lint the given files in their entirety. In that case, subsequent +arguments are interpreted as file names (rather than package names). +Also, an additional checker is enabled, which checks if a package +alphabetically succeeds the one above it. + +As an example, here is how you might quickly check if packages are in +alphabetical order: + +@example +guix lint -c name -f gnu/packages/matrix.scm +@end example +The previous two options allow users to define their own packages and +make them visible to the command-line tools. @end table @node Invoking guix size |