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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 4881ec6e1b..4c32df3c9f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3209,6 +3209,21 @@ Build the operating system's derivation, which includes all the configuration files and programs needed to boot and run the system. This action does not actually install anything. +@item init +Populate the given directory with all the files necessary to run the +operating system specified in @var{file}. This is useful for first-time +installations of the GNU system. For instance: + +@example +guix system init my-os-config.scm /mnt +@end example + +copies to @file{/mnt} all the store items required by the configuration +specified in @file{my-os-config.scm}. This includes configuration +files, packages, and so on. It also creates other essential files +needed for the system to operate correctly---e.g., the @file{/etc}, +@file{/var}, and @file{/run} directories, and the @file{/bin/sh} file. + @item vm @cindex virtual machine Build a virtual machine that contain the operating system declared in |