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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index d61a5b7514..811031697c 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -16190,6 +16190,9 @@ in @var{file} that stands alone. By default, @command{guix system} estimates the size of the image needed to store the system, but you can use the @option{--image-size} option to specify a value. +You can specify the root file system type by using the +@option{--file-system-type} option. It defaults to "ext4". + When using @code{vm-image}, the returned image is in qcow2 format, which the QEMU emulator can efficiently use. @xref{Running GuixSD in a VM}, for more information on how to run the image in a virtual machine. @@ -16245,6 +16248,19 @@ This works as per @command{guix build} (@pxref{Invoking guix build}). Return the derivation file name of the given operating system without building anything. +@item --file-system-type=@var{type} +@itemx -t @var{type} +For the @code{disk-image} action, create a file system of the given +@var{type} on the image. + +When this option is omitted, @command{guix system} uses @code{ext4}. + +@cindex ISO-9660 format +@cindex CD image format +@cindex DVD image format +@code{--file-system-type=iso9660} produces an ISO-9660 image, suitable +for burning on CDs and DVDs. + @item --image-size=@var{size} For the @code{vm-image} and @code{disk-image} actions, create an image of the given @var{size}. @var{size} may be a number of bytes, or it may |