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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5fd2449ed5..943e9bf526 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -14341,15 +14341,22 @@ the packages). @item --update @itemx -u -Update distribution source files (package recipes) in place. This is +Update distribution source files (package definitions) in place. This is usually run from a checkout of the Guix source tree (@pxref{Running Guix Before It Is Installed}): @example -$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u +./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u @end example @xref{Defining Packages}, for more information on package definitions. +You can also run it on packages from a third-party channel: + +@example +guix refresh -L /path/to/channel -u @var{package} +@end example + +@xref{Creating a Channel}, on how to create a channel. @item --select=[@var{subset}] @itemx -s @var{subset} |