From 391bdd8f7f6db2873647e566f5a5570b4eb59c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 22:47:32 +0200 Subject: doc: Mention that the current generation is not deleted. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention that the current generation is not deleted. This is a followup to d26eb84. --- doc/guix.texi | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f1dea45f1d..85e8243015 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1142,9 +1142,8 @@ When @var{pattern} is specified, delete the matching generations. When specified duration match. For instance, @code{--delete-generations=1m} deletes generations that are more than one month old. -If the current generation matches, it is deleted atomically---i.e., by -switching to the previous available generation. Note that the zeroth -generation is never deleted. +If the current generation matches, it is @emph{not} deleted. Also, the +zeroth generation is never deleted. Note that deleting generations prevents roll-back to them. Consequently, this command must be used with care. -- cgit v1.2.3