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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index df75ebd593f..89fa609124d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -40911,6 +40911,10 @@ The image type name. Use @code{'hurd-qcow2} for a 32-bit image or The image object representing the disk image of this virtual machine (@pxref{System Images}). +Alternatively, this can be the file name (a string) of an image, which +is useful if you want the image to persist across service restarts---see +example below. + @item @code{disk-size} (default: @code{'guess}) The size of the disk image. @@ -41009,15 +41013,16 @@ with the following non-volatile secrets, unless they already exist: @end table @end deftp -Note that by default the VM image is volatile, i.e., once stopped the -contents are lost. If you want a stateful image instead, override the -configuration's @code{image} and @code{options} without -the @code{--snapshot} flag using something along these lines: +Note that by default the VM image is volatile---i.e., once the service +is stopped, the contents are lost. If you want a persistent image +instead, override the configuration's @code{image} and @code{options} +without the @option{--snapshot} flag using something along these lines: @lisp (service hurd-vm-service-type (hurd-vm-configuration - (image (const "/out/of/store/writable/hurd.img")) + ;; Specify an out-of-store, persistent image. + (image "/out/of/store/writable/hurd.img") (options '()))) @end lisp |