* Documented the most important nix-env flags.
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The man-pages generated from the DocBook documentation are ugly.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Unify the concepts of successors and substitutes into a
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</group>
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<replaceable>path</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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<group choice='req'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--profile</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-p</option></arg>
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</group>
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<replaceable>path</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg><option>--dry-run</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>operation</replaceable></arg>
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<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
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<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></arg>
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<term><option>--file</option> / <option>-f</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the Nix expression used by the
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Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the
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<emphasis>active Nix expression</emphasis>) used by the
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<option>--install</option>, <option>--upgrade</option>,
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and <option>--query --available</option> operations to
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obtain derivations. The default is
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--profile</option> / <option>-p</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the profile to be used by those operations that
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operate on a profile (designated below as the
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<emphasis>active profile</emphasis>). A profile is
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sequence of user environments called
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<emphasis>generations</emphasis>, one of which is the
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<emphasis>current generation</emphasis>. The default
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profile is the target of the symbolic link
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<filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> (see below).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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For the <option>--install</option>,
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<option>--upgrade</option> and
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<option>--uninstall</option> operations, this flag will
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cause <command>nix-env</command> to print what
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<emphasis>would</emphasis> be done if this flag had not
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been specified, without actually doing it.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<term><filename>~/.nix-profile</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A symbolic link to the user's current profile. The
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default profile is
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A symbolic link to the user's current profile. By
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default, this symlink points to
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<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/profiles/default</filename>.
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The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable should
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include <filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename> for the user
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environment to be visible to the user.
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include <filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename> for the
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user environment to be visible to the user.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--install</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-i</option></arg>
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</group>
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<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>drvnames</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsection>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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The install operation creates a new user environment, based on
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the current generation of the active profile, to which the
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derivations designated by <replaceable>drvnames</replaceable>
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in the active Nix expression are added.
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<screen>
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$ nix-env --install gcc-3.3.2 <lineannotation>(install specific version)</lineannotation>
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$ nix-env --install gcc <lineannotation>(just pick any version)</lineannotation>
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$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '*' <lineannotation>(install everything in <filename>foo.nix</filename>)</lineannotation></screen>
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</refsection>
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</refsection>
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<!--######################################################################-->
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<refsection>
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<title>Operation <option>--upgrade</option></title>
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<refsection>
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<title>Synopsis</title>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>nix-env</command>
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<group choice='req'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--upgrade</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-u</option></arg>
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</group>
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<group choice='opt'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--lt</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--leq</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--always</option></arg>
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</group>
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<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>drvnames</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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The upgrade operation creates a new user environment, based on
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the current generation of the active profile, in which all
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derivations designated by <replaceable>drvnames</replaceable>
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for which there are newer versions in the active Nix
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expression are replaced by those newer versions. Matching
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derivations for which there are no newer versions are left
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untouched; this is not an error. It is also not an error if
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an element of <replaceable>drvnames</replaceable> matches no
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installed derivations.
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</para>
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<para>
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If multiple derivations in the active Nix expression match an
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installed derivation, the one with the highest version is
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selected.
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Flags</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--lt</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Only upgrade a derivation to newer versions. This is
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the default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--leq</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also
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<quote>upgrade</quote> to derivations that have the same
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version. Version are not a unique identification of a
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derivation, so there may be many derivations that have
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the same version. This flag may be useful to force
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<quote>synchronisation</quote> between the installed and
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available derivations.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--always</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also
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<quote>upgrade</quote> to derivations that have the same
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or a lower version. I.e., derivations may actually be
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downgraded depending on what is available in the active
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Nix expression.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<screen>
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$ nix-env --upgrade gcc
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upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4'
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$ nix-env --upgrade pan
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<lineannotation>(no upgrades available, so nothing happens)</lineannotation>
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$ nix-env -u '*' <lineannotation>(try to upgrade everything)</lineannotation>
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upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3'
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upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4'</screen>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Versions</title>
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<para>
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The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation
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<varname>y</varname> is an upgrade of a derivation
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<varname>x</varname> by looking at their respective
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<literal>name</literal> attributes. The names (e.g.,
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<literal>gcc-3.3.1</literal> are split into two parts: the
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package name (<literal>gcc</literal>), and the version
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(<literal>3.3.1</literal>). The version part starts after the
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first dash not following by a letter. <varname>x</varname> is
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considered an upgrade of <varname>y</varname> if their package
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names match, and the version of <varname>y</varname> is higher
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that that of <varname>x</varname>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The versions are compared by splitting them into contiguous
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components of numbers and letters. E.g.,
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<literal>3.3.1pre5</literal> is split into <literal>[3, 3, 1,
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"pre", 5]</literal>. These lists are then compared
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lexicographically (from left to right). Corresponding
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components <varname>a</varname> and <varname>b</varname> are
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compared as follows. If they are both numbers, integer
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comparison is used. If <varname>a</varname> is an empty
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string and <varname>b</varname> is a number,
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<varname>a</varname> is considered less than
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<varname>b</varname>. The special string component
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<literal>pre</literal> (for <emphasis>pre-release</emphasis>)
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is considered to be less than other components. String
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components are considered less than number components.
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Otherwise, they are compared lexicographically (i.e., using
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case-sensitive string comparison).
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</para>
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<para>
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This is illustrated by the following examples:
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<screen>
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1.0 < 2.3
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2.1 < 2.3
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2.3 = 2.3
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2.5 > 2.3
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3.1 > 2.3
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2.3.1 > 2.3
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2.3.1 > 2.3a
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2.3pre1 < 2.3
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2.3pre3 < 2.3pre12
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2.3a < 2.3c
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2.3pre1 < 2.3c
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2.3pre1 < 2.3q</screen>
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</para>
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</refsection>
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</refsection>
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<!--######################################################################-->
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<refsection>
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<title>Operation <option>--uninstall</option></title>
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<refsection>
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<title>Synopsis</title>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>nix-env</command>
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<group choice='req'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--uninstall</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-e</option></arg>
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</group>
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<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>drvnames</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based
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on the current generation of the active profile, from which the
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derivations designated by <replaceable>drvnames</replaceable>
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are removed.
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<screen>
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$ nix-env --uninstall gcc
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$ nix-env -e '*' <lineannotation>(remove everything)</lineannotation></screen>
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</refsection>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Operation <option>--query</option></title>
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<refsection>
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<title>Synopsis</title>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>nix-env</command>
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<group choice='req'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--query</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-q</option></arg>
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</group>
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<group choice='opt'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--installed</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--available</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-a</option></arg>
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</group>
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<group choice='req'>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--name</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--expr</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>--status</option></arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><option>-s</option></arg>
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</group>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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The query operation displays information about either the
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derivations that are installed in the current generation of
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the active profile (<option>--installed</option>), or the
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derivations that are available for installation in the active
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Nix expression (<option>--available</option>).
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</para>
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<para>
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The derivations are sorted by their <literal>name</literal>
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attributes.
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Source selection</title>
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<para>
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The following flags specify the set of derivations on which
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the query operates.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--installed</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The query operates on the derivations that are installed
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in the current generation of the active profile. This
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is the default
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--available</option> / <option>-a</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The query operates on the derivations that are available
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in the active Nix expression.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Queries</title>
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<para>
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The following flags specify what information to display about
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the selected derivations. Only one type of query may be
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specified.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--name</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Prints the <literal>name</literal> attribute of each
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derivation. This is the default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--expr</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Prints the store expression in the Nix store that
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described the derivation.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--status</option> / <option>-s</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Prints the <emphasis>status</emphasis> of each
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derivation, followed by its <literal>name</literal>
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attribute. The status consists of three characters.
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The first is <literal>I</literal> or
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<literal>-</literal>, indicating whether the derivation
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is currently installed in the current generation of the
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active profile. This is by definition the case for
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<option>--installed</option>, but not for
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<option>--available</option>. The second is
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<literal>P</literal> or <literal>-</literal>, indicating
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whether the derivation is present on the system. This
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indicates whether installation of an available
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derivation will require the derivation to be built. The
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third is <literal>S</literal> or <literal>-</literal>,
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indicating whether a substitute is available for the
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derivation.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<screen>
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$ nix-env -q <lineannotation>(show installed derivations)</lineannotation>
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MozillaFirebird-0.7
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bison-1.875c
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docbook-xml-4.2
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...
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$ nix-env -qa <lineannotation>(show available derivations)</lineannotation>
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GConf-2.4.0.1
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MPlayer-1.0pre3
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MozillaFirebird-0.7
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ORBit2-2.8.3
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...
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$ nix-env -qas <lineannotation>(show status of available derivations)</lineannotation>
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-P- GConf-2.4.0.1 <lineannotation>(not installed but present)</lineannotation>
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--S MPlayer-1.0pre3 <lineannotation>(not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation)</lineannotation>
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--S MozillaFirebird-0.7 <lineannotation>(i.e., this is not the installed Firebird, even though the version is the same!)</lineannotation>
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IP- bison-1.875c <lineannotation>(installed and by definition present)</lineannotation>
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...
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$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa <lineannotation>(show available derivations in the Nix expression <filename>foo.nix</filename>)</lineannotation>
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foo-1.2.3</screen>
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</refsection>
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</refsection>
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