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diff --git a/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/generateCommonMark.py b/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/generateCommonMark.py
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+++ b/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/generateCommonMark.py
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+import json
+import sys
+
+options = json.load(sys.stdin)
+for (name, value) in options.items():
+    print('##', name.replace('<', '\\<').replace('>', '\\>'))
+    print(value['description'])
+    print()
+    if 'type' in value:
+        print('*_Type_*:')
+        print(value['type'])
+        print()
+    print()
+    if 'default' in value:
+        print('*_Default_*')
+        print('```')
+        print(json.dumps(value['default'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
+        print('```')
+    print()
+    print()
+    if 'example' in value:
+        print('*_Example_*')
+        print('```')
+        print(json.dumps(value['example'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
+        print('```')
+    print()
+    print()