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authorEelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl>2004-02-06T10·30+0000
committerEelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl>2004-02-06T10·30+0000
commit66e94d3275e9a0a549c28b7d0ad5f3f897e2fbf0 (patch)
tree630762722ad3a1efcf3620e905e74fea8ded5b99 /src/nix-env/help.txt
parentd445da7a7b3cbb4822bcad3904a36f0d914917d3 (diff)
* Improvements to profiles. Generations are now per-profile, e.g.,
  default -> default-94-link
  default-82-link -> /nix/store/cc4480...
  default-83-link -> /nix/store/caeec8...
  ...
  default-94-link -> /nix/store/2896ca...
  experimental -> experimental-2-link
  experimental-1-link -> /nix/store/cc4480...
  experimental-2-link -> /nix/store/a3148f...

* `--profile' / `-p' -> `--switch-profile' / `-S'
* `--link' / `-l' -> `--profile' / `-p'
* The default profile is stored in $prefix/var/nix/profiles.
  $prefix/var/nix/links is gone.  Profiles can be stored anywhere.
* The current profile is now referenced from ~/.nix-profile, not
  ~/.nix-userenv.
* The roots to the garbage collector now have extension `.gcroot', not
  `.id'.

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diff --git a/src/nix-env/help.txt b/src/nix-env/help.txt
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+++ b/src/nix-env/help.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Operations:
 The previous operations take a list of derivation names.  The special
 name `*' may be used to indicate all derivations.
 
-  --profile / -p [FILE]: switch to specified user environment
+  --switch-profile / -S [FILE]: switch to specified profile
   --import / -I FILE: set default Nix expression
 
   --version: output version information
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Query sources:
 
 Options:
 
-  --link / -l LINK: use symlink LINK instead of (...)/current
+  --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