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Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml index be9884fe9dce..c9acbefea60e 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml @@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ nixos.firefox firefox-23.0 Mozilla Firefox - the browser, reloaded <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen> The first column in the output is the <emphasis>attribute name</emphasis>, - such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>. (The <literal>nixos</literal> - prefix allows distinguishing between different channels that you might have.) + such as <literal>nixos.thunderbird</literal>. + </para> + <para> + Note: the <literal>nixos</literal> prefix tells us that we want to get the + package from the <literal>nixos</literal> channel and works only in CLI tools. + + In declarative configuration use <literal>pkgs</literal> prefix (variable). </para> <para> |