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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 91c86dc30a..0d2a01f75a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1472,6 +1472,17 @@ Attempt to delete all the store files and directories specified as arguments. This fails if some of the files are not in the store, or if they are still live. +@item --optimize +@cindex deduplication +Optimize the store by hard-linking identical files---this is +@dfn{deduplication}. + +The daemon performs deduplication after each successful build or archive +import, unless it was started with @code{--disable-deduplication} +(@pxref{Invoking guix-daemon, @code{--disable-deduplication}}). Thus, +this option is primarily useful when the daemon was running with +@code{--disable-deduplication}. + @item --list-dead Show the list of dead files and directories still present in the store---i.e., files and directories no longer reachable from any root. |