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doc: Connect "guix archive", "guix pack", and co.

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* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Add xrefs to "guix publish", "guix
copy", and "guix archive".
(Invoking guix archive): Add xref to "guix pack".
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@ -2659,6 +2659,12 @@ lucky enough to be using Guix. You'd tell them to run @command{guix
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
@ -2794,10 +2800,16 @@ options (@pxref{Package Transformation Options}).
@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: