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authorSymphorien Gibol <symphorien+git@xlumurb.eu>2019-08-15 10:09:46 +0200
committerFrederik Rietdijk <freddyrietdijk@fridh.nl>2019-08-17 18:04:43 +0200
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remove all instances of nix-env -i without -A in the NixOS manual
motivation: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ/Why_not_use_nix-env_-i_foo%3F
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/doc')
-rw-r--r--nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
index e5fb95f7dcf0..9cea2db610e0 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
      If you’re using the graphical ISO image, other editors may be available
      (such as <command>vim</command>). If you have network access, you can also
      install other editors — for instance, you can install Emacs by running
-     <literal>nix-env -i emacs</literal>.
+     <literal>nix-env -f '&lt;nixpkgs&gt;' -iA emacs</literal>.
     </para>
     <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen>
     <para>
      You may also want to install some software. For instance,
 <screen>
-<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qa \*</screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qaP \*</screen>
      shows what packages are available, and
 <screen>
-<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -i w3m</screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '&lt;nixpkgs&gt;' -iA w3m</screen>
      install the <literal>w3m</literal> browser.
     </para>
    </listitem>