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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b353d91bd5..e419b8d1a4 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4727,7 +4727,9 @@ the user's @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file, unless @option{-q} is passed; @item the system-wide @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} file, unless @option{-q} -is passed; +is passed (on Guix System, this file can be declared in the operating +system configuration, @pxref{guix-configuration-channels, +@code{channels} field of @code{guix-configuration}}); @item the built-in default channels specified in the @code{%default-channels} variable. @@ -19806,6 +19808,20 @@ few seconds when enough entropy is available and is only done once; you might want to turn it off for instance in a virtual machine that does not need it and where the extra boot time is a problem. +@anchor{guix-configuration-channels} +@item @code{channels} (default: @code{%default-channels}) +List of channels to be specified in @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm}, which +is what @command{guix pull} uses by default (@pxref{Invoking guix +pull}). + +@quotation Note +When reconfiguring a system, the existing @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} +file is backed up as @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm.bak} if it was +determined to be a manually modified file. This is to facilitate +migration from earlier versions, which allowed for in-place +modifications to @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm}. +@end quotation + @item @code{max-silent-time} (default: @code{3600}) @itemx @code{timeout} (default: @code{(* 3600 24)}) The number of seconds of silence and the number of seconds of activity, |