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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md index 72d3e422b..a210583ae 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md @@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ The list of subscribed channels is stored in `~/.nix-channels`. {{#include ./env-common.md}} +# Files + +`nix-channel` operates on the following files. + +{{#include ./files/channels.md}} + # Examples To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package: @@ -59,18 +65,18 @@ To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package: ```console $ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable $ nix-channel --update -$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello +$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.hello ``` You can revert channel updates using `--rollback`: ```console -$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' +$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(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' +$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' "14.04.526.dbadfad" ``` |