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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2024-03-22 11:18:42 +0100 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2024-03-22 11:40:33 +0100 |
commit | b5018807ee4b09962507b67f7506cbdc70d6c810 (patch) | |
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parent | 883e69cdfd226c8f40b6e3b76ce0740b59857de6 (diff) | |
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doc: Mention channel files beyond ~/.config/guix.
* doc/guix.texi (Channels): Instead of mentioning just
~/.config/guix/channels.scm, mention channel files in general and link
to “Invoking guix pull”.
Change-Id: Iefb8a2d5ee5d804b2b6319785842fc3a97704495
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e419b8d1a4..eda4084e7f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5499,16 +5499,16 @@ $ wget -O - \ @cindex configuration file for channels @cindex @command{guix pull}, configuration file @cindex configuration of @command{guix pull} -Guix and its package collection are updated by running @command{guix pull} -(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). By default @command{guix pull} downloads and -deploys Guix itself from the official GNU@tie{}Guix repository. This can be -customized by defining @dfn{channels} in the -@file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file. A channel specifies a URL and branch -of a Git repository to be deployed, and @command{guix pull} can be instructed -to pull from one or more channels. In other words, channels can be used -to @emph{customize} and to @emph{extend} Guix, as we will see below. -Guix is able to take into account security concerns and deal with authenticated -updates. +Guix and its package collection are updated by running @command{guix +pull}. By default @command{guix pull} downloads and deploys Guix itself +from the official GNU@tie{}Guix repository. This can be customized by +providing a file specifying the set of @dfn{channels} to pull from +(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). A channel +specifies the URL and branch of a Git repository to be deployed, and +@command{guix pull} can be instructed to pull from one or more channels. +In other words, channels can be used to @emph{customize} and to +@emph{extend} Guix, as we will see below. Guix is able to take into +account security concerns and deal with authenticated updates. @menu * Specifying Additional Channels:: Extending the package collection. |