From 38d27786086ff2b8d1325b1c0090ccff3745adfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 09:59:45 +0200 Subject: guix gc: Add '--optimize'. * guix/scripts/gc.scm (show-help, %options): Add --optimize. (guix-gc): Handle it. --- doc/guix.texi | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 91c86dc30a..0d2a01f75a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1472,6 +1472,17 @@ Attempt to delete all the store files and directories specified as arguments. This fails if some of the files are not in the store, or if they are still live. +@item --optimize +@cindex deduplication +Optimize the store by hard-linking identical files---this is +@dfn{deduplication}. + +The daemon performs deduplication after each successful build or archive +import, unless it was started with @code{--disable-deduplication} +(@pxref{Invoking guix-daemon, @code{--disable-deduplication}}). Thus, +this option is primarily useful when the daemon was running with +@code{--disable-deduplication}. + @item --list-dead Show the list of dead files and directories still present in the store---i.e., files and directories no longer reachable from any root. -- cgit v1.2.3