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diff --git a/src/nix/profile-list.md b/src/nix/profile-list.md
index 5d7fcc0ec..d807a69c6 100644
--- a/src/nix/profile-list.md
+++ b/src/nix/profile-list.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ R""(
```console
# nix profile list
+ Name: gdb
Index: 0
Flake attribute: legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gdb
Original flake URL: flake:nixpkgs
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ R""(
Store paths: /nix/store/indzcw5wvlhx6vwk7k4iq29q15chvr3d-gdb-11.1
Index: 1
+ Name: blender-bin
Flake attribute: packages.x86_64-linux.default
Original flake URL: flake:blender-bin
Locked flake URL: github:edolstra/nix-warez/91f2ffee657bf834e4475865ae336e2379282d34?dir=blender
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ R""(
# nix build github:edolstra/nix-warez/91f2ffee657bf834e4475865ae336e2379282d34?dir=blender#packages.x86_64-linux.default
```
- will build the package with index 1 shown above.
+ will build the package with name blender-bin shown above.
# Description
@@ -34,10 +36,13 @@ This command shows what packages are currently installed in a
profile. For each installed package, it shows the following
information:
-* `Index`: An integer that can be used to unambiguously identify the
+* `Name`: A unique name used to unambiguously identify the
package in invocations of `nix profile remove` and `nix profile
upgrade`.
+* `Index`: An integer that can be used to unambiguously identify the package in invocations of `nix profile remove` and `nix profile upgrade`.
+ (*Deprecated, will be removed in a future version in favor of `Name`.*)
+
* `Flake attribute`: The flake output attribute path that provides the
package (e.g. `packages.x86_64-linux.hello`).