Subject: Re: First Patch Submit Ever: Additions to the Cookbook Documentation

From: Disseminate Dissent <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:50:20 +0000

Corrected missing periods and whitespace.

Disseminate,
Peace

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at 3:17 PM, Disseminate Dissent <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Fixed the previous commit by adding the corresponding ToC heading to the new FAQ section.
>
> Disseminate, Peace.
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Sunday, October 31st, 2021 at 11:56 PM, Disseminate Dissent <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Hey there, taking my first step into a larger world.
>>
>> Attached is just a patch to the GNU Guix Cookbook that adds a FAQ with it's first entry. The ToC will need to be edited in order to reflect that though.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Dissent

From 66947f766c59a1ecbf7cb1fc91f404653e74d7e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dissent <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:00:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add a FAQ section with entry on using clear.

* doc/guix-cookbook.texi: Added FAQ section.
---
 doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
index dc52f6d38c..0718a6711d 100644
--- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
+++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ Weblate} (@pxref{Translating Guix,,, guix, GNU Guix reference manual}).
 
 @menu
 * Scheme tutorials::            Meet your new favorite language!
-* Packaging::                   Packaging tutorials
-* System Configuration::        Customizing the GNU System
+* Packaging::                   Packaging tutorials.
+* System Configuration::        Customizing the GNU System.
 * Advanced package management:: Power to the users!
-* Environment management::      Control environment
+* Environment management::      Control environment.
+* FAQ::                         Commonly asked questions.
 
 * Acknowledgments::             Thanks!
 * GNU Free Documentation License::  The license of this document.
@@ -2964,6 +2965,21 @@ will have predefined environment variables and procedures.
 
 Run @command{direnv allow} to setup the environment for the first time.
 
+@c *********************************************************************
+@node FAQ
+@chapter FAQ
+
+This chapter collects some frequently asked questions that might arise for new users.
+
+@menu
+* How do I clear my terminal screen?
+@end menu
+
+@node How do I clear my terminal screen?
+@section How do I clear my terminal screen?
+
+The @command{clear} command is found in the @command{ncurses} package.
+
 @c *********************************************************************
 @node Acknowledgments
 @chapter Acknowledgments
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