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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/upgrade-nix.md | 9 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc index 17a5a77ee..2d2453395 100644 --- a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc +++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct CmdUpgradeNix : MixDryRun, StoreCommand std::string description() override { - return "upgrade Nix to the latest stable version"; + return "upgrade Nix to the stable version declared in Nixpkgs"; } std::string doc() override diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md index 4d27daad9..084c80ba2 100644 --- a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md +++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ R""( # Examples -* Upgrade Nix to the latest stable version: +* Upgrade Nix to the stable version declared in Nixpkgs: ```console # nix upgrade-nix @@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ R""( # Description -This command upgrades Nix to the latest version. By default, it -locates the directory containing the `nix` binary in the `$PATH` +This command upgrades Nix to the stable version declared in Nixpkgs. +This stable version is defined in [nix-fallback-paths.nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/raw/master/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nix-fallback-paths.nix) +and updated manually. It may not always be the latest tagged release. + +By default, it locates the directory containing the `nix` binary in the `$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. |