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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e32e03292e..59c354bb06 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2659,6 +2659,12 @@ lucky enough to be using Guix. You'd tell them to run @command{guix package -i @var{something}}, but that's not possible in this case. This is where @command{guix pack} comes in. +@quotation Note +If you are looking for ways to exchange binaries among machines that +already run Guix, @pxref{Invoking guix copy}, @ref{Invoking guix +publish}, and @ref{Invoking guix archive}. +@end quotation + @cindex pack @cindex bundle @cindex application bundle @@ -2794,10 +2800,16 @@ options (@pxref{Package Transformation Options}). @cindex @command{guix archive} @cindex archive The @command{guix archive} command allows users to @dfn{export} files -from the store into a single archive, and to later @dfn{import} them. +from the store into a single archive, and to later @dfn{import} them on +a machine that runs Guix. In particular, it allows store files to be transferred from one machine to the store on another machine. +@quotation Note +If you're looking for a way to produce archives in a formatq suitable for +tools other than Guix, @pxref{Invoking guix pack}. +@end quotation + @cindex exporting store items To export store files as an archive to standard output, run: |