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 <refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
           xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
           xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
-
-<refmeta>
-  <refentrytitle><command>nixos-install</command></refentrytitle>
-  <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle><command>nixos-install</command>
+  </refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
   <refmiscinfo class="source">NixOS</refmiscinfo>
-  <!-- <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> -->
-</refmeta>
-
-<refnamediv>
-  <refname><command>nixos-install</command></refname>
-  <refpurpose>install bootloader and NixOS</refpurpose>
-</refnamediv>
-
-<refsynopsisdiv>
-  <cmdsynopsis>
-    <command>nixos-install</command>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>-I</option></arg>
-      <replaceable>path</replaceable>
+<!-- <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> -->
+ </refmeta>
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname><command>nixos-install</command>
+  </refname><refpurpose>install bootloader and NixOS</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis><command>nixos-install</command>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-I</option>
+    </arg><replaceable>path</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--root</option>
+    </arg><replaceable>root</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--system</option>
+    </arg><replaceable>path</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-channel-copy</option>
     </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--root</option></arg>
-      <replaceable>root</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-root-passwd</option>
     </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--system</option></arg>
-      <replaceable>path</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-bootloader</option>
     </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-channel-copy</option></arg>
+   </arg>
+   <arg><group choice='req'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option>
     </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-root-passwd</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-j</option>
+    </arg></group><replaceable>number</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg><option>--cores</option><replaceable>number</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg><option>--option</option><replaceable>name</replaceable><replaceable>value</replaceable>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--show-trace</option>
     </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-bootloader</option></arg>
-    </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <group choice='req'>
-        <arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
-        <arg choice='plain'><option>-j</option></arg>
-      </group>
-      <replaceable>number</replaceable>
-    </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <option>--cores</option>
-      <replaceable>number</replaceable>
-    </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <option>--option</option>
-      <replaceable>name</replaceable>
-      <replaceable>value</replaceable>
-    </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--show-trace</option></arg>
-    </arg>
-    <arg>
-      <arg choice='plain'><option>--help</option></arg>
+   </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--help</option>
     </arg>
+   </arg>
   </cmdsynopsis>
-</refsynopsisdiv>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Description</title>
-
-<para>This command installs NixOS in the file system mounted on
-<filename>/mnt</filename>, based on the NixOS configuration specified
-in <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.  It performs
-the following steps:
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-  <listitem><para>It copies Nix and its dependencies to
-  <filename>/mnt/nix/store</filename>.</para></listitem>
-
-  <listitem><para>It runs Nix in <filename>/mnt</filename> to build
-  the NixOS configuration specified in
-  <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.</para></listitem>
-
-  <listitem><para>It installs the GRUB boot loader on the device
-  specified in the option <option>boot.loader.grub.device</option>
-  (unless <option>--no-bootloader</option> is specified),
-  and generates a GRUB configuration file that boots into the NixOS
-  configuration just installed.</para></listitem>
-
-  <listitem><para>It prompts you for a password for the root account
-  (unless <option>--no-root-passwd</option> is specified).</para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</para>
-
-<para>This command is idempotent: if it is interrupted or fails due to
-a temporary problem (e.g. a network issue), you can safely re-run
-it.</para>
-
-</refsection>
-
-<refsection><title>Options</title>
-
-<para>This command accepts the following options:</para>
-
-<variablelist>
-
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><option>--root</option></term>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsection>
+  <title>Description</title>
+  <para>
+   This command installs NixOS in the file system mounted on
+   <filename>/mnt</filename>, based on the NixOS configuration specified in
+   <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. It performs the
+   following steps:
+   <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      It copies Nix and its dependencies to
+      <filename>/mnt/nix/store</filename>.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      It runs Nix in <filename>/mnt</filename> to build the NixOS configuration
+      specified in <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      It installs the GRUB boot loader on the device specified in the option
+      <option>boot.loader.grub.device</option> (unless
+      <option>--no-bootloader</option> is specified), and generates a GRUB
+      configuration file that boots into the NixOS configuration just
+      installed.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      It prompts you for a password for the root account (unless
+      <option>--no-root-passwd</option> is specified).
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </itemizedlist>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   This command is idempotent: if it is interrupted or fails due to a temporary
+   problem (e.g. a network issue), you can safely re-run it.
+  </para>
+ </refsection>
+ <refsection>
+  <title>Options</title>
+  <para>
+   This command accepts the following options:
+  </para>
+  <variablelist>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--root</option>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      Defaults to <filename>/mnt</filename>. If this option is given, treat the
+      directory <replaceable>root</replaceable> as the root of the NixOS
+      installation.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--system</option>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      If this option is provided, <command>nixos-install</command> will install
+      the specified closure rather than attempt to build one from
+      <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.
+     </para>
+     <para>
+      The closure must be an appropriately configured NixOS system, with boot
+      loader and partition configuration that fits the target host. Such a
+      closure is typically obtained with a command such as <command>nix-build
+      -I nixos-config=./configuration.nix '&lt;nixos&gt;' -A system
+      --no-out-link</command>
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>-I</option>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be given
+      multiple times. See the NIX_PATH environment variable for information on
+      the semantics of the Nix search path. Paths added through
+      <replaceable>-I</replaceable> take precedence over NIX_PATH.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--max-jobs</option>
+    </term>
+    <term><option>-j</option>
+    </term>
     <listitem>
-      <para>Defaults to <filename>/mnt</filename>. If this option is given, treat the directory
-      <replaceable>root</replaceable> as the root of the NixOS installation.
-      </para>
+     <para>
+      Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will perform in parallel
+      to the specified number. The default is <literal>1</literal>. A higher
+      value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency.
+     </para>
     </listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><option>--system</option></term>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--cores</option>
+    </term>
     <listitem>
-      <para>If this option is provided, <command>nixos-install</command> will install the specified closure
-      rather than attempt to build one from <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.</para>
-
-      <para>The closure must be an appropriately configured NixOS system, with boot loader and partition
-      configuration that fits the target host. Such a closure is typically obtained with a command such as
-      <command>nix-build -I nixos-config=./configuration.nix '&lt;nixos&gt;' -A system --no-out-link</command>
-      </para>
+     <para>
+      Sets the value of the <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> environment variable
+      in the invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at their
+      discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For instance, in
+      Nixpkgs, if the derivation attribute
+      <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to
+      <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the
+      <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make. The
+      value <literal>0</literal> means that the builder should use all
+      available CPU cores in the system.
+     </para>
     </listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><option>-I</option></term>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--option</option><replaceable>name</replaceable><replaceable>value</replaceable>
+    </term>
     <listitem>
-      <para>Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be given multiple times.
-        See the NIX_PATH environment variable for information on the semantics of the Nix search path.
-        Paths added through <replaceable>-I</replaceable> take precedence over NIX_PATH.</para>
+     <para>
+      Set the Nix configuration option <replaceable>name</replaceable> to
+      <replaceable>value</replaceable>.
+     </para>
     </listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--max-jobs</option></term>
-    <term><option>-j</option></term>
-  
-    <listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
-    perform in parallel to the specified number. The default is <literal>1</literal>.
-    A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem>
-  
-  </varlistentry>
-  
-  
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--cores</option></term>
-  
-    <listitem><para>Sets the value of the <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>
-    environment variable in the invocation of builders.  Builders can
-    use this variable at their discretion to control the maximum amount
-    of parallelism.  For instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation
-    attribute <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to
-    <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the
-    <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make.
-    The value <literal>0</literal> means that the builder should use all
-    available CPU cores in the system.</para></listitem>
-  
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--option</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Set the Nix configuration option
-    <replaceable>name</replaceable> to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><option>--show-trace</option></term>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--show-trace</option>
+    </term>
     <listitem>
-      <para>Causes Nix to print out a stack trace in case of Nix expression evaluation errors.</para>
+     <para>
+      Causes Nix to print out a stack trace in case of Nix expression
+      evaluation errors.
+     </para>
     </listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry>
-    <term><option>--help</option></term>
+   </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--help</option>
+    </term>
     <listitem>
-      <para>Synonym for <command>man nixos-install</command>.</para>
+     <para>
+      Synonym for <command>man nixos-install</command>.
+     </para>
     </listitem>
-  </varlistentry>
-
-</variablelist>
-
-</refsection>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Examples</title>
-
-<para>A typical NixOS installation is done by creating and mounting a
-file system on <filename>/mnt</filename>, generating a NixOS
-configuration in
-<filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>, and running
-<command>nixos-install</command>.  For instance, if we want to install
-NixOS on an <literal>ext4</literal> file system created in
-<filename>/dev/sda1</filename>:
-
+   </varlistentry>
+  </variablelist>
+ </refsection>
+ <refsection>
+  <title>Examples</title>
+  <para>
+   A typical NixOS installation is done by creating and mounting a file system
+   on <filename>/mnt</filename>, generating a NixOS configuration in
+   <filename>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>, and running
+   <command>nixos-install</command>. For instance, if we want to install NixOS
+   on an <literal>ext4</literal> file system created in
+   <filename>/dev/sda1</filename>:
 <screen>
 $ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
 $ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
@@ -204,9 +224,6 @@ $ # edit /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
 $ nixos-install
 $ reboot
 </screen>
-
-</para>
-
-</refsection>
-
+  </para>
+ </refsection>
 </refentry>