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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-channel.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-channel.xml deleted file mode 100644 index ebcf56aff..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-channel.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,181 +0,0 @@ -<refentry 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-nix-channel"> - -<refmeta> - <refentrytitle>nix-channel</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> - <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo> - <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> -</refmeta> - -<refnamediv> - <refname>nix-channel</refname> - <refpurpose>manage Nix channels</refpurpose> -</refnamediv> - -<refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-channel</command> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable> <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--list</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--update</option> <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>names</replaceable></arg></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--rollback</option> <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>generation</replaceable></arg></arg> - </group> - </cmdsynopsis> -</refsynopsisdiv> - -<refsection><title>Description</title> - -<para>A Nix channel is a mechanism that allows you to automatically -stay up-to-date with a set of pre-built Nix expressions. A Nix -channel is just a URL that points to a place containing a set of Nix -expressions. <phrase condition="manual">See also <xref -linkend="sec-channels" />.</phrase></para> - -<para>To see the list of official NixOS channels, visit <link -xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels" />.</para> - -<para>This command has the following operations: - -<variablelist> - - <varlistentry><term><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable> [<replaceable>name</replaceable>]</term> - - <listitem><para>Adds a channel named - <replaceable>name</replaceable> with URL - <replaceable>url</replaceable> to the list of subscribed channels. - If <replaceable>name</replaceable> is omitted, it defaults to the - last component of <replaceable>url</replaceable>, with the - suffixes <literal>-stable</literal> or - <literal>-unstable</literal> removed.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry><term><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term> - - <listitem><para>Removes the channel named - <replaceable>name</replaceable> from the list of subscribed - channels.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry><term><option>--list</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Prints the names and URLs of all subscribed - channels on standard output.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry><term><option>--update</option> [<replaceable>names</replaceable>…]</term> - - <listitem><para>Downloads the Nix expressions of all subscribed - channels (or only those included in - <replaceable>names</replaceable> if specified) and makes them the - default for <command>nix-env</command> operations (by symlinking - them from the directory - <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>).</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry><term><option>--rollback</option> [<replaceable>generation</replaceable>]</term> - - <listitem><para>Reverts the previous call to <command>nix-channel - --update</command>. Optionally, you can specify a specific channel - generation number to restore.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</para> - -<para>Note that <option>--add</option> does not automatically perform -an update.</para> - -<para>The list of subscribed channels is stored in -<filename>~/.nix-channels</filename>.</para> - -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Examples</title> - -<para>To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package:</para> - -<screen> -$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable -$ nix-channel --update -$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello</screen> - -<para>You can revert channel updates using <option>--rollback</option>:</para> - -<screen> -$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' -"14.04.527.0e935f1" - -$ nix-channel --rollback -switching from generation 483 to 482 - -$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' -"14.04.526.dbadfad" -</screen> - -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Files</title> - -<variablelist> - - <varlistentry><term><filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/<replaceable>username</replaceable>/channels</filename></term> - - <listitem><para><command>nix-channel</command> uses a - <command>nix-env</command> profile to keep track of previous - versions of the subscribed channels. Every time you run - <command>nix-channel --update</command>, a new channel generation - (that is, a symlink to the channel Nix expressions in the Nix store) - is created. This enables <command>nix-channel --rollback</command> - to revert to previous versions.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry><term><filename>~/.nix-defexpr/channels</filename></term> - - <listitem><para>This is a symlink to - <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/<replaceable>username</replaceable>/channels</filename>. It - ensures that <command>nix-env</command> can find your channels. In - a multi-user installation, you may also have - <filename>~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root</filename>, which links to - the channels of the root user.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</refsection> - -<refsection><title>Channel format</title> - -<para>A channel URL should point to a directory containing the -following files:</para> - -<variablelist> - - <varlistentry><term><filename>nixexprs.tar.xz</filename></term> - - <listitem><para>A tarball containing Nix expressions and files - referenced by them (such as build scripts and patches). At the - top level, the tarball should contain a single directory. That - directory must contain a file <filename>default.nix</filename> - that serves as the channel’s “entry point”.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</refsection> - -</refentry> |