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The NixOS option system creates a manpage with all options and their documentation. | The NixOS option system creates a manpage with all options and their documentation. | ||
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man 5 configuration.nix | $ man 5 configuration.nix | ||
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The “Linux man-pages project” provides a set of documentation of the Linux programming API, mostly section `3`. You can access them by adding them to your system packages: | The “Linux man-pages project” provides a set of documentation of the Linux programming API, mostly section `3`. You can access them by adding them to your system packages: | ||
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environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.man-pages pkgs.man-pages-posix ]; | environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.man-pages pkgs.man-pages-posix ]; | ||
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Libraries and development utilities might provide additional documentation and manpages. You can add those to your system like this: | Libraries and development utilities might provide additional documentation and manpages. You can add those to your system like this: | ||
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documentation.dev.enable = true; | documentation.dev.enable = true; | ||
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