* Lots of manual updates, in particular the new `nix-store --query'

options were documented, as well as the Nix configuration file.
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Eelco Dolstra 2005-04-08 13:00:38 +00:00
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@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ $ nix-channel --update
$ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
The latter command will upgrade each installed component for which
there is a <quote>newer</quote> version (as determined by comparing
the version numbers).</para></listitem>
there is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
numbers).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded component turned
@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ actually delete them:
<screen>
$ nix-env --delete-generations old
$ nix-collect-garbage</screen>
$ nix-store --gc</screen>
The first command deletes old <quote>generations</quote> of your
profile (making rollbacks impossible, but also making the components
in those old generations available for garbage collection), while the
second command actually deletes them.</para></listitem>
The first command deletes old “generations” of your profile (making
rollbacks impossible, but also making the components in those old
generations available for garbage collection), while the second
command actually deletes them.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>