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commit 3bebde34812779c609719ce6eae6dbf3127753da
Author: Hugo Buddelmeijer <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Sep 19 22:23:49 2025 +0200
doc: Warn that extra-special-file files persist.
* doc/guix.tex (Base Services)[extra-special-file]: Add warning regarding
special files persisting after extra-special-file call is removed from the
system config.
Change-Id: I29cb3a31ee45894293d9becf3c0ebe93ea7f0da4
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <[email protected]>
Merges: #2810
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doc/guix.texi | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 73bd110469..5171b3395f 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -19852,6 +19852,11 @@ symlink:
This procedure is meant for @code{/bin/sh}, @code{/usr/bin/env} and
similar targets. In particular, use for targets under @code{/etc} might
not work as expected if the target is managed by Guix in other ways.
+
+The special files persist on your system even after the
+@code{extra-special-file} call has been removed from your system config
+and the system has been reconfigured. The special files need to be
+removed manually.
@end deffn
@defvar host-name-service-type
