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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2023-05-28 14:35:51 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2023-05-31 23:25:24 +0200 |
commit | db10a4a2aefd8c8b2edb6fedc220396c50541c4b (patch) | |
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doc: Mention 'guix refresh -u' for third-party channels.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Show how to run 'guix refresh
-u' on a third-party channel.
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5fd2449ed5..943e9bf526 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -14341,15 +14341,22 @@ the packages). @item --update @itemx -u -Update distribution source files (package recipes) in place. This is +Update distribution source files (package definitions) in place. This is usually run from a checkout of the Guix source tree (@pxref{Running Guix Before It Is Installed}): @example -$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u +./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u @end example @xref{Defining Packages}, for more information on package definitions. +You can also run it on packages from a third-party channel: + +@example +guix refresh -L /path/to/channel -u @var{package} +@end example + +@xref{Creating a Channel}, on how to create a channel. @item --select=[@var{subset}] @itemx -s @var{subset} |