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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index efb4cec9ef..5463fb6998 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ Home Services * Mail: Mail Home Services. Services for managing mail. * Messaging: Messaging Home Services. Services for managing messaging. * Media: Media Home Services. Services for managing media. +* Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Home Services. More services. Platforms @@ -39082,6 +39083,12 @@ implementation of DICT server (@pxref{Dicod,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}). You can add @command{open localhost} to your @file{~/.dico} file to make @code{localhost} the default server for @command{dico} client (@pxref{Initialization File,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}). + +@quotation Note +This service is also available for Guix Home, where it runs directly +with your user privileges (@pxref{Miscellaneous Home Services, +@code{home-dicod-service-type}}). +@end quotation @end defvar @deftp {Data Type} dicod-configuration @@ -42972,6 +42979,7 @@ services)}. * Mail: Mail Home Services. Services for managing mail. * Messaging: Messaging Home Services. Services for managing messaging. * Media: Media Home Services. Services for managing media. +* Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Home Services. More services. @end menu @c In addition to that Home Services can provide @@ -44561,6 +44569,43 @@ kodi} for more information. @end table @end deftp +@node Miscellaneous Home Services +@subsection Miscellaneous Home Services + +This section lists Home services that lack a better place. + +@subsubheading Dictionary Service + +@cindex dictionary service, for Home +The @code{(gnu home services dict)} module provides the following service: + +@defvar home-dicod-service-type +This is the type of the service that runs the @command{dicod} daemon, an +implementation of DICT server (@pxref{Dicod,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}). + +You can add @command{open localhost} to your @file{~/.dico} file to make +@code{localhost} the default server for @command{dico} client +(@pxref{Initialization File,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}). +@end defvar + +This service is a direct mapping of the @code{dicod-service-type} system +service (@pxref{Miscellaneous Services, Dictionary Service}). You can +use it like this: + +@lisp +(service home-dicod-service-type) +@end lisp + +You may specify a custom configuration by providing a +@code{dicod-configuration} record, exactly like for +@code{dicod-service-type}, but wrapping it in @code{for-home}: + +@lisp +(service home-dicod-service-type + (for-home + (dicod-configuration @dots{}))) +@end lisp + @node Invoking guix home @section Invoking @command{guix home} |