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| author | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2020-12-09 21:11:48 +0100 |
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| committer | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2020-12-21 13:32:28 +0100 |
| commit | 6b32551aba5dfd6a912277297eb28cedc92da26d (patch) | |
| tree | f811a9aa654320e92a98f68612ee48d44fe1de6a /src/nix/upgrade-nix.md | |
| parent | 19540744ad164c13803048d5e8883fe68f9d2d10 (diff) | |
Add 'nix upgrade-nix' manpage
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diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4d27daad9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Upgrade Nix to the latest stable version: + + ```console + # nix upgrade-nix + ``` + +* Upgrade Nix in a specific profile: + + ```console + # nix upgrade-nix -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/alice/profile + ``` + +# Description + +This command upgrades Nix to the latest version. By default, it +locates the directory containing the `nix` binary in the `$PATH` +environment variable. If that directory is a Nix profile, it will +upgrade the `nix` package in that profile to the latest stable binary +release. + +You cannot use this command to upgrade Nix in the system profile of a +NixOS system (that is, if `nix` is found in `/run/current-system`). + +)"" |