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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-22 22:03:15 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-23 00:33:50 +0200
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doc: Document '--list-generations' among the query options.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Move '--list-generations' below
  "In addition to these actions".
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@@ -606,41 +606,6 @@ library are installed in the profile, then @code{--search-paths} will
 suggest setting these variables to @code{@var{profile}/include} and
 @code{@var{profile}/lib}, respectively.
 
-@item --list-generations[=@var{pattern}]
-@itemx -l [@var{pattern}]
-Return a list of generations along with their creation dates; for each
-generation, show the installed packages, with the most recently
-installed packages shown last.
-
-For each installed package, print the following items, separated by
-tabs: the name of a package, its version string, the part of the package
-that is installed (@pxref{Packages with Multiple Outputs}), and the
-location of this package in the store.
-
-When @var{pattern} is used, the command returns only matching
-generations.  Valid patterns include:
-
-@itemize
-@item @emph{Integers and comma-separated integers}.  Both patterns denote
-generation numbers.  For instance, @code{--list-generations=1} returns
-the first one.
-
-And @code{--list-generations=1,8,2} outputs three generations in the
-specified order.  Neither spaces nor trailing commas are allowed.
-
-@item @emph{Ranges}.  @code{--list-generations=2..9} prints the
-specified generations and everything in between.  Note that the start of
-a range must be lesser than its end.
-
-It is also possible to omit the endpoint.  For example,
-@code{--list-generations=2..}, returns all generations starting from the
-second one.
-
-@item @emph{Durations}.  You can also get the last @emph{N}@tie{}days, weeks,
-or months by passing an integer along with the first letter of the
-duration, e.g., @code{--list-generations=20d}.
-@end itemize
-
 @item --profile=@var{profile}
 @itemx -p @var{profile}
 Use @var{profile} instead of the user's default profile.
@@ -714,6 +679,41 @@ For each package, print the following items separated by tabs: its name,
 its version string, the parts of the package (@pxref{Packages with
 Multiple Outputs}), and the source location of its definition.
 
+@item --list-generations[=@var{pattern}]
+@itemx -l [@var{pattern}]
+Return a list of generations along with their creation dates; for each
+generation, show the installed packages, with the most recently
+installed packages shown last.
+
+For each installed package, print the following items, separated by
+tabs: the name of a package, its version string, the part of the package
+that is installed (@pxref{Packages with Multiple Outputs}), and the
+location of this package in the store.
+
+When @var{pattern} is used, the command returns only matching
+generations.  Valid patterns include:
+
+@itemize
+@item @emph{Integers and comma-separated integers}.  Both patterns denote
+generation numbers.  For instance, @code{--list-generations=1} returns
+the first one.
+
+And @code{--list-generations=1,8,2} outputs three generations in the
+specified order.  Neither spaces nor trailing commas are allowed.
+
+@item @emph{Ranges}.  @code{--list-generations=2..9} prints the
+specified generations and everything in between.  Note that the start of
+a range must be lesser than its end.
+
+It is also possible to omit the endpoint.  For example,
+@code{--list-generations=2..}, returns all generations starting from the
+second one.
+
+@item @emph{Durations}.  You can also get the last @emph{N}@tie{}days, weeks,
+or months by passing an integer along with the first letter of the
+duration, e.g., @code{--list-generations=20d}.
+@end itemize
+
 @end table
 
 @node Packages with Multiple Outputs