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authorMarius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>2018-10-17 20:47:11 +0200
committerMarius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>2018-10-17 20:47:11 +0200
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@@ -2831,7 +2831,7 @@ generation---i.e., the previous Guix---and so on:
 $ guix package -p ~/.config/guix/current --roll-back
 switched from generation 3 to 2
 $ guix package -p ~/.config/guix/current --delete-generations=1
-deleting /home/charlie/.config/guix/current-1-link
+deleting /var/guix/profiles/per-user/charlie/current-guix-1-link
 @end example
 
 The @command{guix pull} command is usually invoked with no arguments,
@@ -6365,9 +6365,8 @@ retrieved using the @option{--log-file} option.
 
 @item --file=@var{file}
 @itemx -f @var{file}
-
-Build the package or derivation that the code within @var{file}
-evaluates to.
+Build the package, derivation, or other file-like object that the code within
+@var{file} evaluates to (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}).
 
 As an example, @var{file} might contain a package definition like this
 (@pxref{Defining Packages}):
@@ -11738,18 +11737,35 @@ When true, enable connman's vpn plugin.
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} wpa-supplicant-service-type
 This is the service type to run @url{https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/,WPA
 supplicant}, an authentication daemon required to authenticate against
-encrypted WiFi or ethernet networks.  It is configured to listen for
-requests on D-Bus.
+encrypted WiFi or ethernet networks.
+@end defvr
 
-The value of this service is the @code{wpa-supplicant} package to use.
-Thus, it can be instantiated like this:
+@deftp {Data Type} wpa-supplicant-configuration
+Data type representing the configuration of WPA Supplicant.
 
-@lisp
-(use-modules (gnu services networking))
+It takes the following parameters:
 
-(service wpa-supplicant-service-type)
-@end lisp
-@end defvr
+@table @asis
+@item @code{wpa-supplicant} (default: @code{wpa-supplicant})
+The WPA Supplicant package to use.
+
+@item @code{dbus?} (default: @code{#t})
+Whether to listen for requests on D-Bus.
+
+@item @code{pid-file} (default: @code{"/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid"})
+Where to store the PID file.
+
+@item @code{interface} (default: @code{#f})
+If this is set, it must specify the name of a network interface that
+WPA supplicant will control.
+
+@item @code{config-file} (default: @code{#f})
+Optional configuration file to use.
+
+@item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()})
+List of additional command-line arguments to pass to the daemon.
+@end table
+@end deftp
 
 @cindex iptables
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} iptables-service-type