1 files changed, 3 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/assertions.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/assertions.xml
index 32f90cf2e7c4..c7d5b960aa6b 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/assertions.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/assertions.xml
@@ -6,18 +6,11 @@
  <title>Warnings and Assertions</title>
 
  <para>
-  When configuration problems are detectable in a module, it is a good idea to
-  write an assertion or warning. Doing so provides clear feedback to the user
-  and prevents errors after the build.
+  When configuration problems are detectable in a module, it is a good idea to write an assertion or warning. Doing so provides clear feedback to the user and prevents errors after the build.
  </para>
 
  <para>
-  Although Nix has the <literal>abort</literal> and
-  <literal>builtins.trace</literal>
-  <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ssec-builtins">functions</link>
-  to perform such tasks, they are not ideally suited for NixOS modules. Instead
-  of these functions, you can declare your warnings and assertions using the
-  NixOS module system.
+  Although Nix has the <literal>abort</literal> and <literal>builtins.trace</literal> <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ssec-builtins">functions</link> to perform such tasks, they are not ideally suited for NixOS modules. Instead of these functions, you can declare your warnings and assertions using the NixOS module system.
  </para>
 
  <section xml:id="sec-assertions-warnings">
@@ -48,12 +41,7 @@
   <title>Assertions</title>
 
   <para>
-   This example, extracted from the
-   <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/release-17.09/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix">
-   <literal>syslogd</literal> module </link> shows how to use
-   <literal>assertions</literal>. Since there can only be one active syslog
-   daemon at a time, an assertion is useful to prevent such a broken system
-   from being built.
+   This example, extracted from the <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/release-17.09/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix"> <literal>syslogd</literal> module </link> shows how to use <literal>assertions</literal>. Since there can only be one active syslog daemon at a time, an assertion is useful to prevent such a broken system from being built.
   </para>
 
 <programlisting>