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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 591c4407a8..80c8d873da 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3345,10 +3345,10 @@ The other arguments are as for @code{derivation} (@pxref{Derivations}). @end deffn @cindex file-like objects -The @code{local-file}, @code{plain-file}, @code{computed-file}, and -@code{program-file} procedures below return @dfn{file-like objects}. -That is, when unquoted in a G-expression, these objects lead to a file -in the store. Consider this G-expression: +The @code{local-file}, @code{plain-file}, @code{computed-file}, +@code{program-file}, and @code{scheme-file} procedures below return +@dfn{file-like objects}. That is, when unquoted in a G-expression, +these objects lead to a file in the store. Consider this G-expression: @example #~(system* (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd") "-f" @@ -3437,6 +3437,13 @@ The resulting file holds references to all the dependencies of @var{exp} or a subset thereof. @end deffn +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} scheme-file @var{name} @var{exp} +Return an object representing the Scheme file @var{name} that contains +@var{exp}. + +This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->file}. +@end deffn + @deffn {Monadic Procedure} text-file* @var{name} @var{text} @dots{} Return as a monadic value a derivation that builds a text file containing all of @var{text}. @var{text} may list, in addition to |