doc: Document 'avahi-service'.

* gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Add URL in docstring.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
  (Name Service Switch): Fix cross-reference.
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@ -4952,6 +4952,30 @@ This mechanism can prevent programs running locally, such as Web
browsers, from accessing Facebook.
@end defvr
The @code{(gnu services avahi)} provides the following definition.
@deffn {Monadic Procedure} avahi-service [#:avahi @var{avahi}] @
[#:host-name #f] [#:publish? #t] [#:ipv4? #t] @
[#:ipv6? #t] [#:wide-area? #f] @
[#:domains-to-browse '()]
Return a service that runs @command{avahi-daemon}, a system-wide
mDNS/DNS-SD responder that allows for service discovery and
"zero-configuration" host name lookups (see @uref{http://avahi.org/}).
If @var{host-name} is different from @code{#f}, use that as the host name to
publish for this machine; otherwise, use the machine's actual host name.
When @var{publish?} is true, publishing of host names and services is allowed;
in particular, avahi-daemon will publish the machine's host name and IP
address via mDNS on the local network.
When @var{wide-area?} is true, DNS-SD over unicast DNS is enabled.
Boolean values @var{ipv4?} and @var{ipv6?} determine whether to use IPv4/IPv6
sockets.
@end deffn
@node X Window
@subsubsection X Window
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@dots{} and then refer to @var{%my-base-services} instead of
@var{%base-services} in the @code{operating-system} declaration.
Lastly, this relies on the availability of the Avahi service
(@pxref{Desktop Services, @code{avahi-service}}).
(@pxref{Networking Services, @code{avahi-service}}).
For convenience, the following variables provide typical NSS
configurations.

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@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ (define* (avahi-service #:key (avahi avahi)
(domains-to-browse '()))
"Return a service that runs @command{avahi-daemon}, a system-wide
mDNS/DNS-SD responder that allows for service discovery and
\"zero-configuration\" host name lookups.
\"zero-configuration\" host name lookups (see @uref{http://avahi.org/}).
If @var{host-name} is different from @code{#f}, use that as the host name to
publish for this machine; otherwise, use the machine's actual host name.