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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml index be9884fe9dc..5fb3bcb9f8f 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/declarative-packages.xml @@ -22,13 +22,18 @@ <para> You can get a list of the available packages as follows: <screen> -$ nix-env -qaP '*' --description +<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qaP '*' --description 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> |