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* Convert to DocBook 5.

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* Use Jing for RelaxNG validation, xmllint seems buggy.
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<refentry>
<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-push</refname>
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specified by <replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>. HTTP PUT
requests are used to do this. However, before a file
<varname>x</varname> is uploaded to
<literal><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>,
<literal><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>/</literal><varname>x</varname>,
<command>nix-push</command> first determines whether this upload is
unnecessary by issuing a HTTP HEAD request on
<literal><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>.
<literal><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable>/</literal><varname>x</varname>.
This allows a cache to be shared between many partially overlapping
<command>nix-push</command> invocations. (We use two URLs because
the upload URL typically refers to a CGI script, while the download
URL just refers to a file system directory on the server.)</para></listitem>
URL just refers to a file system directory on the
server.)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The manifest is uploaded using an HTTP PUT request
to <replaceable>manifestPutURL</replaceable>. The corresponding