diff --git a/configuration/examples/basic.nix b/doc/config-examples/basic.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from configuration/examples/basic.nix
rename to doc/config-examples/basic.nix
diff --git a/configuration/examples/closed-install-configuration.nix b/doc/config-examples/closed-install-configuration.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from configuration/examples/closed-install-configuration.nix
rename to doc/config-examples/closed-install-configuration.nix
diff --git a/configuration/examples/root-on-lvm.nix b/doc/config-examples/root-on-lvm.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from configuration/examples/root-on-lvm.nix
rename to doc/config-examples/root-on-lvm.nix
diff --git a/configuration/examples/svn-server.nix b/doc/config-examples/svn-server.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from configuration/examples/svn-server.nix
rename to doc/config-examples/svn-server.nix
diff --git a/configuration/examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix b/doc/config-examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from configuration/examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix
rename to doc/config-examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix
diff --git a/doc/manual/installation.xml b/doc/manual/installation.xml
index ac4fd98713b..8dbeb0cf446 100644
--- a/doc/manual/installation.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/installation.xml
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ $ lvcreate --size 1G --name smalldisk MyVolGroup
activated. The configuration is specified in a Nix expression and
must be stored on the target file system in
/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix. See
- /etc/nixos/nixos/configuration/examples for
+ /etc/nixos/nixos/doc/config-examples for
example machine configurations. You can copy and edit one of
those (e.g., copy
- /etc/nixos/nixos/configuration/examples/basic.nix
+ /etc/nixos/nixos/doc/config-examples/basic.nix
to /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix). See
for a list of the available
configuration options. The text editors nano