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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index a934626e5a..7cc33c6e22 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3666,6 +3666,21 @@ descriptions, and deploys it. Source code is downloaded from a @uref{https://git-scm.com, Git} repository, by default the official GNU@tie{}Guix repository, though this can be customized. +Specifically, @command{guix pull} downloads code from the @dfn{channels} +(@pxref{Channels}) specified by one of the followings, in this order: + +@enumerate +@item +the @option{--channels} option; +@item +the user's @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file; +@item +the system-wide @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} file; +@item +the built-in default channels specified in the @code{%default-channels} +variable. +@end enumerate + On completion, @command{guix package} will use packages and package versions from this just-retrieved copy of Guix. Not only that, but all the Guix commands and Scheme modules will also be taken from that latest @@ -3763,7 +3778,8 @@ configuration in the @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file or using the @item --channels=@var{file} @itemx -C @var{file} Read the list of channels from @var{file} instead of -@file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm}. @var{file} must contain Scheme code that +@file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} or @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm}. +@var{file} must contain Scheme code that evaluates to a list of channel objects. @xref{Channels}, for more information. |