Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix profile history - show all versions of a profile
Synopsis
nix profile history [option...]
Examples
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Show the changes between each version of your default profile:
# nix profile history Version 508 (2020-04-10): flake:nixpkgs#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.awscli: ∅ -> 1.17.13 Version 509 (2020-05-16) <- 508: flake:nixpkgs#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.awscli: 1.17.13 -> 1.18.211
Description
This command shows what packages were added, removed or upgraded
between subsequent versions of a profile. It only shows top-level
packages, not dependencies; for that, use nix profile diff-closures.
The addition of a package to a profile is denoted by the string ∅ ->
version, whereas the removal is denoted by version -> ∅.
Options
--profilepath
The profile to update.
Common evaluation options:
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--argname expr
Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions. -
--argstrname string
Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions. -
--eval-storestore-url
The Nix store to use for evaluations. -
--impure
Allow access to mutable paths and repositories. -
--include/-Ipath
Add path to the list of locations used to look up<...>file names. -
--override-flakeoriginal-ref resolved-ref
Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.