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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-03-25 23:58:09 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-03-26 00:04:05 +0100
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doc: Explain how to pass 'guix refresh' the packages found in your profile.
Suggested by Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention how to update packages found in one's profile.
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@@ -11760,7 +11760,13 @@ $ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u emacs idutils gcc@@4.8
@noindent
The command above specifically updates the @code{emacs} and
@code{idutils} packages. The @option{--select} option would have no
-effect in this case.
+effect in this case. You might also want to update definitions that
+correspond to the packages installed in your profile:
+
+@example
+$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u \
+ $(guix package --list-installed | cut -f1)
+@end example
When considering whether to upgrade a package, it is sometimes
convenient to know which packages would be affected by the upgrade and