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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f5bfb59229..5809bbacd4 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5621,6 +5621,20 @@ before @command{guix shell} was invoked. The next garbage collection (@pxref{Invoking guix gc}) may clean up packages that were installed in the environment and that are no longer used outside of it. +As an added convenience, when running from a directory that contains a +@file{manifest.scm} or a @file{guix.scm} file (in this order), possibly +in a parent directory, @command{guix shell} automatically loads the +file---provided the directory is listed in +@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}, and only for +interactive use: + +@example +guix shell +@end example + +This provides an easy way to define, share, and enter development +environments. + By default, the shell session or command runs in an @emph{augmented} environment, where the new packages are added to search path environment variables such as @code{PATH}. You can, instead, choose to create an |