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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/upgrade-nix.md | 28 |
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc index 66ecc5b34..79be31e73 100644 --- a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc +++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc @@ -37,18 +37,11 @@ struct CmdUpgradeNix : MixDryRun, StoreCommand return "upgrade Nix to the latest stable version"; } - Examples examples() override + std::string doc() override { - return { - Example{ - "To upgrade Nix to the latest stable version:", - "nix upgrade-nix" - }, - Example{ - "To upgrade Nix in a specific profile:", - "nix upgrade-nix -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/alice/profile" - }, - }; + return + #include "upgrade-nix.md" + ; } Category category() override { return catNixInstallation; } diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4d27daad9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Upgrade Nix to the latest stable version: + + ```console + # nix upgrade-nix + ``` + +* Upgrade Nix in a specific profile: + + ```console + # nix upgrade-nix -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/alice/profile + ``` + +# Description + +This command upgrades Nix to the latest version. By default, it +locates the directory containing the `nix` binary in the `$PATH` +environment variable. If that directory is a Nix profile, it will +upgrade the `nix` package in that profile to the latest stable binary +release. + +You cannot use this command to upgrade Nix in the system profile of a +NixOS system (that is, if `nix` is found in `/run/current-system`). + +)"" |