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Remove the obsolete --no-pull option from the nixos-rebuild man page

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Eelco Dolstra 2012-06-25 16:08:19 -04:00
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@ -173,12 +173,11 @@ $ ./result/bin/run-*-vm
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term><option>pull</option></term> <term><option>pull</option></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>This operation merely fetches the latest manifest in the <para>This operation fetches the latest manifest in the Nixpkgs
Nixpkgs channel to speed up subsequent channel to speed up subsequent <command>nix-env</command>
<command>nix-env</command> operations. This is useful if you operations. This is useful if you are not using
are not using <command>nix-channel</command> but still want to <command>nix-channel</command> but still want to use pre-built
use pre-built binary packages. It doesn’t reconfigure the binary packages. It doesn’t reconfigure the system</para>
system at all.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
@ -206,21 +205,6 @@ $ ./result/bin/run-*-vm
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--no-pull</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Normally, <command>nixos-rebuild</command> calls
<command>nix-pull</command> to obtain the set of available
pre-built binaries in the Nixpkgs channel. This option causes
the call to <command>nix-pull</command> to be skipped. Note
that the result of previous invocations of
<command>nix-pull</command> may still be available in
<filename>/nix/var/nix/manifests</filename>, so to disable the
use of pre-built binaries, you should clear that directory in
addition to using <option>--no-pull</option>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term><option>--no-build-nix</option></term> <term><option>--no-build-nix</option></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
@ -236,10 +220,9 @@ $ ./result/bin/run-*-vm
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term><option>--fast</option></term> <term><option>--fast</option></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Equivalent to <option>--no-pull</option> <para>Equivalent to <option>--no-build-nix</option>
<option>--no-build-nix</option> <option>--show-trace</option>. <option>--show-trace</option>. This option is useful if you
This option is useful if you call call <command>nixos-rebuild</command> frequently (e.g. if you’re
<command>nixos-rebuild</command> frequently (e.g. if you’re
hacking on a NixOS module).</para> hacking on a NixOS module).</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>