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Fix logical and typographical errors in nix-env man page
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@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ subcommand to be performed. These are documented below.
Several commands, such as `nix-env -q` and `nix-env -i`, take a list of
arguments that specify the packages on which to operate. These are
extended regular expressions that must match the entire name of the
package. (For details on regular expressions, see regex7.) The match is
package. (For details on regular expressions, see **regex**(7).) The match is
case-sensitive. The regular expression can optionally be followed by a
dash and a version number; if omitted, any version of the package will
match. Here are some examples:
@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation `y` is an upgrade
of a derivation `x` by looking at their respective `name` attributes.
The names (e.g., `gcc-3.3.1` are split into two parts: the package name
(`gcc`), and the version (`3.3.1`). The version part starts after the
first dash not followed by a letter. `x` is considered an upgrade of `y`
first dash not followed by a letter. `y` is considered an upgrade of `x`
if their package names match, and the version of `y` is higher than that
of `x`.