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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 08e5bfa111..6996e17172 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11810,7 +11810,7 @@ following options: Compute a hash using the specified @var{algorithm}, @code{sha256} by default. -@var{algorithm} must the name of a cryptographic hash algorithm +@var{algorithm} must be the name of a cryptographic hash algorithm supported by Libgcrypt @i{via} Guile-Gcrypt---e.g., @code{sha512} or @code{sha3-256} (@pxref{Hash Functions,,, guile-gcrypt, Guile-Gcrypt Reference Manual}). @@ -11829,7 +11829,7 @@ in the definitions of packages. @item --recursive @itemx -r This option is deprecated in favor of @option{--serializer}. It is a -legacy alias for @var{type} sets to @code{nar}. +legacy alias for that with @var{type} set to @code{nar}. @item --serializer=@var{type} @itemx -S @@ -11846,14 +11846,14 @@ Compute the hash of a ``normalized archive'' (or ``nar'') containing @var{file}, including its children if it is a directory. Some of the metadata of @var{file} is part of the archive; for instance, when @var{file} is a regular file, the hash is different depending on whether -@var{file} is executable or not. Metadata such as time stamps has no +@var{file} is executable or not. Metadata such as time stamps have no impact on the hash (@pxref{Invoking guix archive}, for more info on the nar format). @c FIXME: Replace xref above with xref to an ``Archive'' section when @c it exists. @item git -Compute the has of the file or directory as a Git ``tree'', following +Compute the hash of the file or directory as a Git ``tree'', following the same method as the Git version control system. @end table @@ -11870,7 +11870,7 @@ Reference}): @example $ git clone http://example.org/foo.git $ cd foo -$ guix hash -rx . +$ guix hash -x --serializer=nar . @end example @end table |