nix-channel

Manage Nix channels.

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Syntax

$nix-channel [OPTIONS] ACTION

Examples

$nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable

Examples

$nix-channel --update

Examples

$nix-channel --list

Typical use cases

Add channel

nix-channel --add URL

Update

nix-channel --update

List

nix-channel --list

Note Manages Nix channels for package updates.

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