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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md index 24353525f..2027cc98d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Note that `--add` does not automatically perform an update. The list of subscribed channels is stored in `~/.nix-channels`. +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + # Examples To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package: @@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' # Files - - `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`\ + - `${XDG_STATE_HOME-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profiles/channels`\ `nix-channel` uses a `nix-env` profile to keep track of previous versions of the subscribed channels. Every time you run `nix-channel --update`, a new channel generation (that is, a symlink to the @@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' - `~/.nix-defexpr/channels`\ This is a symlink to - `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`. It ensures that + `${XDG_STATE_HOME-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profiles/channels`. It ensures that `nix-env` can find your channels. In a multi-user installation, you may also have `~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root`, which links to the channels of the root user. |