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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml
index 361d3e2b0..c532ffdde 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,15 @@ nixpkgs=/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch:/etc/nixos</screen>
<envar>NIX_PATH</envar> to
<screen>
-nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz</screen>
+nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-15.09.tar.gz</screen>
tells Nix to download the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS
- 14.12 channel.</para>
+ 15.09 channel.</para>
+
+ <para>A following shorthand can be used to refer to the official channels:
+
+ <screen>nixpkgs=channel:nixos-15.09</screen>
+ </para>
<para>The search path can be extended using the <option
linkend="opt-I">-I</option> option, which takes precedence over