doc: Tweak Guix Home bits.

* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Home Service): Tweak section name.  Add
intro.
(Invoking guix home): Refer to "guix search".  Use @var where
appropriate.
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@end deftp
@node Shepherd Home Service
@subsection Managing User's Daemons
@subsection Managing User Daemons
@cindex shepherd services
@cindex shepherd services, for users
The @code{(gnu home services shepherd)} module supports the definitions
of per-user Shepherd services (@pxref{Introduction,,, shepherd, The GNU
Shepherd Manual}). You extend @code{home-shepherd-service-type} with
new services; Guix Home then takes care of starting the @code{shepherd}
daemon for you when you log in, which in turns starts the services you
asked for.
@defvr {Scheme Variable} home-shepherd-service-type
The service type for the userland Shepherd, which allows one to manage
@ -37809,7 +37815,7 @@ relevance: 1
@dots{}
@end example
As for @command{guix package --search}, the result is written in
As for @command{guix search}, the result is written in
@code{recutils} format, which makes it easy to filter the output
(@pxref{Top, GNU recutils databases,, recutils, GNU recutils manual}).
@ -37819,7 +37825,7 @@ Switching means that the activation script will be evaluated and (in
basic scenario) symlinks to configuration files generated from
@code{home-environment} declaration will be created in @file{~}. If the
file with the same path already exists in home folder it will be moved
to @file{~/TIMESTAMP-guix-home-legacy-configs-backup}, where TIMESTAMP
to @file{~/@var{timestamp}-guix-home-legacy-configs-backup}, where @var{timestamp}
is a current UNIX epoch time.
@quotation Note
@ -37832,7 +37838,7 @@ This effects all the configuration specified in @var{file}. The command
starts Shepherd services specified in @var{file} that are not currently
running; if a service is currently running, this command will arrange
for it to be upgraded the next time it is stopped (e.g.@: by @code{herd
stop X} or @code{herd restart X}).
stop @var{service}} or @code{herd restart @var{service}}).
This command creates a new generation whose number is one greater than
the current generation (as reported by @command{guix home