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[bug#47213] [PATCH v2] doc: Add snippet for running 'guix refresh' on in
From: |
Xinglu Chen |
Subject: |
[bug#47213] [PATCH v2] doc: Add snippet for running 'guix refresh' on installed |
Date: |
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:23:23 +0100 |
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Add snippet that runs 'guix refresh'
on all the packages installed in the current profile.
---
Changes since v1:
- Correct the example snippet.
- Refer the reader to "Running Guix Before It Is Installed".
- Add suggestion to run `guix package -i --with-latest`.
doc/guix.texi | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 410670e639..d94772d5be 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
Copyright @copyright{} 2020 John Soo@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Jonathan Brielmaier@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Edgar Vincent@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Xinglu Chen@*
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -11719,8 +11720,21 @@
@noindent
The command above specifically updates the @code{emacs} and
-@code{idutils} packages. The @option{--select} option would have no
-effect in this case.
+@code{idutils} packages (see @pxref{Running Guix Before It Is
+Installed}). The @option{--select} option would have no effect in this
+case.
+
+You can also quickly update all the packages installed in the current
+profile with the following snippet:
+
+@example
+$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u $(guix package --list-installed | cut -f1)
+@end example
+
+This is handy if you don't use manifests for installing packages into
+your profile. If you just want to install the latest version of a
+package, run @command{guix package -i --with-latest} (see @pxref{Package
+Transformation Options}).
When considering whether to upgrade a package, it is sometimes
convenient to know which packages would be affected by the upgrade and
base-commit: 109f58444beecd1b9b7c502f2a687a6b91c62dc0
--
2.30.2
- [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option., (continued)
- [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option., Léo Le Bouter, 2021/03/16
- [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option., Xinglu Chen, 2021/03/16
- [bug#47163] Using package transformations declaratively (was: [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option.), Xinglu Chen, 2021/03/16
- [bug#47163] Using package transformations declaratively (was: [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option.), zimoun, 2021/03/16
- [bug#47163] Using package transformations declaratively (was: [bug#47163] [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option.), Xinglu Chen, 2021/03/16
- [bug#47163] Using package transformations declaratively, Ludovic Courtès, 2021/03/17
[bug#47163] [PATCH] doc: Add snippet for running 'guix refresh' on installed packages, Xinglu Chen, 2021/03/16
[bug#47213] [PATCH v2] doc: Add snippet for running 'guix refresh' on installed,
Xinglu Chen <=
bug#47163: [PATCH] refresh: Add '--installed' option., Xinglu Chen, 2021/03/26