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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi3
-rw-r--r--guix/scripts/system.scm3
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 8fb4bf1a45..8611b61026 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -22953,6 +22953,9 @@ appear in the @code{operating-system} declaration actually exist
 needed at boot time are listed in @code{initrd-modules} (@pxref{Initial
 RAM Disk}).  Passing this option skips these tests altogether.
 
+@cindex on-error
+@cindex on-error strategy
+@cindex error strategy
 @item --on-error=@var{strategy}
 Apply @var{strategy} when an error occurs when reading @var{file}.
 @var{strategy} may be one of the following:
diff --git a/guix/scripts/system.scm b/guix/scripts/system.scm
index 8eb32c62bc..6cda3ccbd6 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/system.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/system.scm
@@ -993,7 +993,8 @@ Some ACTIONS support additional ARGS.\n"))
                          instead of reading FILE, when applicable"))
   (display (G_ "
       --on-error=STRATEGY
-                         apply STRATEGY when an error occurs while reading FILE"))
+                         apply STRATEGY (one of nothing-special, backtrace,
+                         or debug) when an error occurs while reading FILE"))
   (display (G_ "
       --file-system-type=TYPE
                          for 'disk-image', produce a root file system of TYPE