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* Document nix-channel.

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doc/manual/Makefile.am
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@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ XSLTPROC = $(ENV) $(xsltproc) $(xmlflags) --catalogs \
--param section.autolabel 1 \
--param section.label.includes.component.label 1 \
--param html.stylesheet \'style.css\' \
--param xref.with.number.and.title 0 \
--param xref.with.number.and.title 1 \
--param toc.section.depth 3
man1_MANS = nix-env.1 nix-build.1 nix-store.1 nix-instantiate.1 \
nix-collect-garbage.1 nix-push.1 nix-pull.1 \
nix-prefetch-url.1
nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1
FIGURES = figures/user-environments.png

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doc/manual/conf-file.xml
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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This file is a list of <literal><replaceable>name</replaceable> =
Comments start with a <literal>#</literal> character. An example
configuration file is shown in <xref linkend="ex-nix-conf" />.</para>
<example id='ex-nix-conf'><title>Nix expression for GNU Hello</title>
<example id='ex-nix-conf'><title>Nix configuration file</title>
<programlisting>
gc-keep-outputs = true # Nice for developers

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doc/manual/env-common.xml
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<varlistentry><term><filename>references</filename></term>
<listitem><para>The reference graph of the inputs, in the format
accepted by the command <link
linkend="rsec-nix-store-reg-val"><command>nix-store
--register-validity</command></link>. It is necessary to run
this command on the remote machine after copying the inputs to
inform Nix on the remote machine that the inputs are valid
accepted by the command <command>nix-store
--register-validity</command>. It is necessary to run this
command on the remote machine after copying the inputs to inform
Nix on the remote machine that the inputs are valid
paths.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

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<title>nix-collect-garbage</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-collect-garbage.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-nix-channel">
<title>nix-channel</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-channel.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-push</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-push.xml" />

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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-channel</refname>
<refpurpose>manage Nix channels</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-channel</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--list</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--update</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>A Nix channel is mechanism that allows you to automatically stay
up-to-date with a set of pre-built Nix expressions. A Nix channel is
just a URL that points to a place that contains a set of Nix
expressions, as well as a <command>nix-push</command> manifest. See
also <xref linkend="sec-channels" />.</para>
<para>This command has the following operations:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Adds <replaceable>url</replaceable> to the list of
subscribed channels.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Removes <replaceable>url</replaceable> from the
list of subscribed channels.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--list</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the URLs of all subscribed channels on
standard output.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--update</option></term>
<listitem><para>Downloads the Nix expressions of all subscribed
channels, makes the conjunction of these the default for
<command>nix-env</command> operations (by calling <command>nix-env
-I</command>), and performs a <command>nix-pull</command> on the
manifests of all channels to make pre-built binaries
available.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>Note that <option>--add</option> and <option>--remove</option>
do not automatically perform an update.</para>
<para>The list of subscribed channels is stored in
<filename>~/.nix-channels</filename>.</para>
<para>A channel consists of two elements: a bzipped Tar archive
containing the Nix expressions, and a manifest created by
<command>nix-push</command>. These must be stored under
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/nixexprs.tar.bz2</literal> and
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/MANIFEST</literal>,
respectively.</para>
</refsection>
</refentry>

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@ -571,13 +571,14 @@ $ gv graph.ps</screen>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection id="rsec-nix-store-reg-val"><title>Operation <option>--register-validity</option></title>
<!--
<refsection id="rsec-nix-store-reg-val"><title>Operation <option>-XXX-register-validity</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--register-validity</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-XXX-register-validity</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
@ -588,18 +589,20 @@ $ gv graph.ps</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
-->
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--substitute</option></title>
<!--
<refsection><title>Operation <option>-XXX-substitute</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--substitute</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-XXX-substitute</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'
rep='repeat'><replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> <replaceable>subpath</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
@ -607,7 +610,7 @@ $ gv graph.ps</screen>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The operation <option>--substitute</option> registers that the
<para>The operation <option>-XXX-substitute</option> registers that the
store path <replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> can be built by
realising the derivation expression in
<replaceable>subpath</replaceable>. This is used to implement binary
@ -616,6 +619,7 @@ deployment.</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
-->

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@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ followed to prevent infinite recursion.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Channels</title>
<sect1 id="sec-channels"><title>Channels</title>
<para>If you want to stay up to date with a set of packages, it’s not
very convenient to manually download the latest set of Nix expressions
@ -418,9 +418,10 @@ pre-built binaries (if available), and upgrade using
<emphasis>Nix channels</emphasis>.</para>
<para>A Nix channel is just a URL that points to a place that contains
a set of Nix expressions and a manifest. Using the command
<command>nix-channel</command> you can automatically stay up to date
with whatever is available at that URL.</para>
a set of Nix expressions and a manifest. Using the command <link
linkend="sec-nix-channel"><command>nix-channel</command></link> you
can automatically stay up to date with whatever is available at that
URL.</para>
<para>You can <quote>subscribe</quote> to a channel using
<command>nix-channel --add</command>, e.g.,