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* Lots of manual updates, in particular the new `nix-store --query'

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options were documented, as well as the Nix configuration file.
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Eelco Dolstra 2005-04-08 13:00:38 +00:00
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doc/manual/nix-push.xml
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<command>nix-push</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archives-put-url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archives-get-url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifest-put-url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifestPutURL</replaceable></arg>
</arg>
<arg choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--copy</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archives-dir</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifest-file</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesDir</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifestFile</replaceable></arg>
</arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
@ -59,20 +59,20 @@ machines using the <command>nix-pull</command> command.</para>
archives.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Each store path is uploaded to the remote directory
specified by <replaceable>archives-put-url</replaceable>. HTTP PUT
specified by <replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>. HTTP PUT
requests are used to do this. However, before a file
<varname>x</varname> is uploaded to
<literal><replaceable>archives-put-url</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>,
<literal><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>,
<command>nix-push</command> first determines whether this upload is
unnecessary by issuing a HTTP HEAD request on
<literal><replaceable>archives-get-url</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>.
<literal><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>.
This allows a cache to be shared between many partially overlapping
<command>nix-push</command> invocations. (We use two URLs because
the upload URL typically refers to a CGI script, while the download
URL just refers to a file system directory on the server.)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The manifest is uploaded using an HTTP PUT request
to <replaceable>manifest-put-url</replaceable>. The corresponding
to <replaceable>manifestPutURL</replaceable>. The corresponding
URL to download the manifest can then be used by
<command>nix-pull</command>.</para></listitem>