1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
index d09afadd609..7ad4be9a02e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ let
     inherit pkgs config;
     version = config.system.nixos.release;
     revision = "release-${version}";
+    extraSources = cfg.nixos.extraModuleSources;
     options =
       let
         scrubbedEval = evalModules {
@@ -163,6 +164,19 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      nixos.extraModuleSources = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf (types.either types.path types.str);
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          Which extra NixOS module paths the generated NixOS's documentation should strip
+          from options.
+        '';
+        example = literalExample ''
+          # e.g. with options from modules in ''${pkgs.customModules}/nix:
+          [ pkgs.customModules ]
+        '';
+      };
+
     };
 
   };
@@ -204,9 +218,7 @@ in
            ++ optionals config.services.xserver.enable [ desktopItem pkgs.nixos-icons ]);
 
       services.mingetty.helpLine = mkIf cfg.doc.enable (
-          "\nRun `nixos-help` "
-        + optionalString config.services.nixosManual.showManual "or press <Alt-F${toString config.services.nixosManual.ttyNumber}> "
-        + "for the NixOS manual."
+          "\nRun 'nixos-help' for the NixOS manual."
       );
     })