From b2c5075e8ad442a8a2b42979ea9351e35dc647fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linus Heckemann <git@sphalerite.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:13:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] nixos-manual service: show nixos-help option

Part of improving accessibility (#30760). Makes the manual easier to
access e.g. on serial consoles.
---
 nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
index 515864ec2e2d..41cadb4a6de0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ in
         };
       };
 
-    services.mingetty.helpLine = mkIf cfg.showManual
-      "\nPress <Alt-F${toString cfg.ttyNumber}> for the NixOS manual.";
+      services.mingetty.helpLine = "\nRun `nixos-help` "
+        + lib.optionalString cfg.showManual "or press <Alt-F${toString cfg.ttyNumber}> "
+        + "for the NixOS manual.";
 
   };