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author | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2012-10-03T20·37-0400 |
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committer | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2012-10-03T20·40-0400 |
commit | a562d544d8520a0f113ad1a348e28ea00f27b693 (patch) | |
tree | 5e8d7200b8521aa54e2c8846ef7c31fd5dac737e /src/nix-env/help.txt | |
parent | 9c41c66c5b877dbb529f6147b28384a57a591895 (diff) |
When ‘--help’ is given, just run ‘man’ to show the manual page
I.e. do what git does. I'm too lazy to keep the builtin help text up to date :-) Also add ‘--help’ to various commands that lacked it (e.g. nix-collect-garbage).
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diff --git a/src/nix-env/help.txt b/src/nix-env/help.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0ebdca9b22a5..000000000000 --- a/src/nix-env/help.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Usage: nix-env [OPTIONS...] [ARGUMENTS...] - -`nix-env' is a tool to manipulate Nix user environments. - -Operations: - - --install / -i: add derivations to the user environment - --upgrade / -u: upgrade derivation in the user environment - --set: create a user environment containing a single derivation - --uninstall / -e: remove derivations from the user environment - --query / -q: perform a query on an environment or Nix expression - --set-flag NAME VALUE: set derivation meta-attribute to given value - -The previous operations take a list of derivation names. The special -name `*' may be used to indicate all derivations. - - --switch-profile / -S [FILE]: switch to specified profile - --switch-generation / -G NUMBER: switch to specified generation of profile - --rollback: switch to the previous generation - --list-generations: list available generations of a profile - --delete-generations GENERATIONS...: deleted listed generations, - `old' for all non-current generations - - --version: output version information - --help: display help - -Install / upgrade / uninstall flags: - - --dry-run: show what would be done, but don't do it - -Installation sources: - - --from-expression / -E EXPR...: evaluate expressions specified on - the command line; expressions should be functions that take the - default Nix expression as an argument - --from-profile PROFILE NAMES...: copy named packages from PROFILE - --attr / -A ATTRS...: select attributes by name from the default Nix - expression - -Upgrade flags: - - --lt: upgrade if the current version is older (default) - --leq: upgrade if the current version is older or equal - --eq: "upgrade" if the current version is equal - --always: upgrade regardless of current version - -Query sources: - - --installed: use installed derivations (default) - --available / -a: use derivations available in Nix expression - -Query flags: - - --xml: show output in XML format - --status / -s: print installed/present status - --no-name: hide derivation names - --attr-path / -P: shows the unambiguous attribute name of the - derivation which can be used when installing with -A - --system: print the platform type of the derivation - --compare-versions / -c: compare version to available or installed - --drv-path: print path of derivation - --out-path: print path of derivation output - --description: print description - --meta: print all meta attributes (only with --xml) - -Options: - - --profile / -p LINK: use specified profile instead of target of ~/.nix-profile - --file / -f FILE: use Nix expression FILE for installation, etc. - --verbose / -v: verbose operation (may be repeated) - --keep-failed / -K: keep temporary directories of failed builds - --keep-going / -k: build as many dependencies as possible, even if - some dependencies fail to build - --preserve-installed: do not replace currently installed versions in `-i' - --system-filter SYSTEM: only use derivations for specified platform - --prebuilt-only / -b: only use derivations whose prebuilt binaries are - available on this machine or are downloadable |