package -i @var{something}}, but that's not possible in this case. This
is where @command{guix pack} comes in.
+@quotation Note
+If you are looking for ways to exchange binaries among machines that
+already run Guix, @pxref{Invoking guix copy}, @ref{Invoking guix
+publish}, and @ref{Invoking guix archive}.
+@end quotation
+
@cindex pack
@cindex bundle
@cindex application bundle
@cindex @command{guix archive}
@cindex archive
The @command{guix archive} command allows users to @dfn{export} files
-from the store into a single archive, and to later @dfn{import} them.
+from the store into a single archive, and to later @dfn{import} them on
+a machine that runs Guix.
In particular, it allows store files to be transferred from one machine
to the store on another machine.
+@quotation Note
+If you're looking for a way to produce archives in a formatq suitable for
+tools other than Guix, @pxref{Invoking guix pack}.
+@end quotation
+
@cindex exporting store items
To export store files as an archive to standard output, run: