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docs: remove incorrect claim re gc --print-dead

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Per #7591, the `nix-store --gc --print-dead` command does not provide
any feedback about the amount of disk space that is used by dead store
paths.  It looks like this has been the case since 7ab68961e (* Garbage
collector: added an option `--use-atime' to delete paths in...,
2008-09-17).

Update the nix-store documentation to remove the claim that this is
function that `nix-store --gc --print-dead` performs.
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doc/manual/source/command-ref/nix-store/gc.md
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@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ The behaviour of the collector is also influenced by the
configuration file.
By default, the collector prints the total number of freed bytes when it
finishes (or when it is interrupted). With `--print-dead`, it prints the
number of bytes that would be freed.
finishes (or when it is interrupted).
{{#include ./opt-common.md}}