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@@ -5161,6 +5161,12 @@ derivations (@pxref{Derivations}) and plain store items.  Compared to
 the above representation, many additional nodes are visible, including
 build scripts, patches, Guile modules, etc.
 
+For this type of graph, it is also possible to pass a @file{.drv} file
+name instead of a package name, as in:
+
+@example
+guix graph -t derivation `guix system build -d my-config.scm`
+@end example
 @end table
 
 All the types above correspond to @emph{build-time dependencies}.  The
@@ -5173,6 +5179,14 @@ by @command{guix gc --references} (@pxref{Invoking guix gc}).
 
 If the given package output is not available in the store, @command{guix
 graph} attempts to obtain dependency information from substitutes.
+
+Here you can also pass a store file name instead of a package name.  For
+example, the command below produces the reference graph of your profile
+(which can be big!):
+
+@example
+guix graph -t references `readlink -f ~/.guix-profile`
+@end example
 @end table
 
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