diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.section.md
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index 000000000000..f269d5bbd170
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+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.section.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# NetworkManager {#sec-networkmanager}
+
+To facilitate network configuration, some desktop environments use
+NetworkManager. You can enable NetworkManager by setting:
+
+```nix
+networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+```
+
+some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager automatically
+for you.
+
+All users that should have permission to change network settings must
+belong to the `networkmanager` group:
+
+```nix
+users.users.alice.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];
+```
+
+NetworkManager is controlled using either `nmcli` or `nmtui`
+(curses-based terminal user interface). See their manual pages for
+details on their usage. Some desktop environments (GNOME, KDE) have
+their own configuration tools for NetworkManager. On XFCE, there is no
+configuration tool for NetworkManager by default: by enabling
+[`programs.nm-applet.enable`](options.html#opt-programs.nm-applet.enable), the graphical applet will be
+installed and will launch automatically when the graphical session is
+started.
+
+::: {.note}
+`networking.networkmanager` and `networking.wireless` (WPA Supplicant)
+can be used together if desired. To do this you need to instruct
+NetworkManager to ignore those interfaces like:
+
+```nix
+networking.networkmanager.unmanaged = [
+   "*" "except:type:wwan" "except:type:gsm"
+];
+```
+
+Refer to the option description for the exact syntax and references to
+external documentation.
+:::
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 94d229fd803f..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml
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@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
-         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-         xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-         version="5.0"
-         xml:id="sec-networkmanager">
- <title>NetworkManager</title>
-
- <para>
-  To facilitate network configuration, some desktop environments use
-  NetworkManager. You can enable NetworkManager by setting:
-<programlisting>
-<xref linkend="opt-networking.networkmanager.enable"/> = true;
-</programlisting>
-  some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager automatically for
-  you.
- </para>
-
- <para>
-  All users that should have permission to change network settings must belong
-  to the <code>networkmanager</code> group:
-<programlisting>
-<link linkend="opt-users.users._name_.extraGroups">users.users.alice.extraGroups</link> = [ "networkmanager" ];
-</programlisting>
- </para>
-
- <para>
-  NetworkManager is controlled using either <command>nmcli</command> or
-  <command>nmtui</command> (curses-based terminal user interface). See their
-  manual pages for details on their usage. Some desktop environments (GNOME,
-  KDE) have their own configuration tools for NetworkManager. On XFCE, there is
-  no configuration tool for NetworkManager by default: by enabling <xref linkend="opt-programs.nm-applet.enable"/>, the
-  graphical applet will be installed and will launch automatically when the graphical session is started.
- </para>
-
- <note>
-  <para>
-   <code>networking.networkmanager</code> and <code>networking.wireless</code>
-   (WPA Supplicant) can be used together if desired. To do this you need to instruct
-   NetworkManager to ignore those interfaces like:
-<programlisting>
-<xref linkend="opt-networking.networkmanager.unmanaged"/> = [
-   "*" "except:type:wwan" "except:type:gsm"
-];
-</programlisting>
-   Refer to the option description for the exact syntax and references to external documentation.
-  </para>
- </note>
-</section>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/networking.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/networking.xml
index 8369e9c9c852..6b078bb3b6cb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/networking.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/networking.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   This section describes how to configure networking components on your NixOS
   machine.
  </para>
- <xi:include href="network-manager.xml" />
+ <xi:include href="../from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml" />
  <xi:include href="ssh.xml" />
  <xi:include href="ipv4-config.xml" />
  <xi:include href="ipv6-config.xml" />
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml
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index 000000000000..fd3f26ab621c
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+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-networkmanager">
+  <title>NetworkManager</title>
+  <para>
+    To facilitate network configuration, some desktop environments use
+    NetworkManager. You can enable NetworkManager by setting:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting language="bash">
+networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+</programlisting>
+  <para>
+    some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager
+    automatically for you.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+    All users that should have permission to change network settings
+    must belong to the <literal>networkmanager</literal> group:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting language="bash">
+users.users.alice.extraGroups = [ &quot;networkmanager&quot; ];
+</programlisting>
+  <para>
+    NetworkManager is controlled using either <literal>nmcli</literal>
+    or <literal>nmtui</literal> (curses-based terminal user interface).
+    See their manual pages for details on their usage. Some desktop
+    environments (GNOME, KDE) have their own configuration tools for
+    NetworkManager. On XFCE, there is no configuration tool for
+    NetworkManager by default: by enabling
+    <link xlink:href="options.html#opt-programs.nm-applet.enable"><literal>programs.nm-applet.enable</literal></link>,
+    the graphical applet will be installed and will launch automatically
+    when the graphical session is started.
+  </para>
+  <note>
+    <para>
+      <literal>networking.networkmanager</literal> and
+      <literal>networking.wireless</literal> (WPA Supplicant) can be
+      used together if desired. To do this you need to instruct
+      NetworkManager to ignore those interfaces like:
+    </para>
+    <programlisting language="bash">
+networking.networkmanager.unmanaged = [
+   &quot;*&quot; &quot;except:type:wwan&quot; &quot;except:type:gsm&quot;
+];
+</programlisting>
+    <para>
+      Refer to the option description for the exact syntax and
+      references to external documentation.
+    </para>
+  </note>
+</section>