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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/nix-env.xml')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index 247471d9b..9c9114a90 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ linkend="sec-common-options" />.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename></term> + + <!-- !!! .nix-defexpr can be a directory now --> <listitem><para>The default Nix expression used by the <option>--install</option>, <option>--upgrade</option>, and <option>--query --available</option> operations to obtain - derivations. It is generally a symbolic link to some other - location set using the <option>--import</option> operation. The - <option>--file</option> option may be used to override this - default.</para></listitem> + derivations. The <option>--file</option> option may be used to + override this default.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1061,43 +1061,4 @@ error: no generation older than the current (91) exists</screen> -<!--######################################################################--> - -<refsection><title>Operation <option>--import</option></title> - -<refsection><title>Synopsis</title> - -<cmdsynopsis> - <command>nix-env</command> - <group choice='req'> - <arg choice='plain'><option>--import</option></arg> - <arg choice='plain'><option>-I</option></arg> - </group> - <arg choice='req'><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg> -</cmdsynopsis> - -</refsection> - - -<refsection><title>Description</title> - -<para>This operation makes <replaceable>path</replaceable> the default -active Nix expression for the user. That is, the symlink -<filename>~/.nix-userenv</filename> is made to point to -<replaceable>path</replaceable>.</para> - -</refsection> - - -<refsection><title>Examples</title> - -<screen> -$ nix-env -I ~/nixpkgs-0.5/</screen> - -</refsection> - -</refsection> - - - </refentry> |