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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle><command>home-manager</command>
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</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="source">Home Manager</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname><command>home-manager</command>
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</refname><refpurpose>reconfigure a user environment</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>home-manager</command> <group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain">
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build
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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edit
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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expire-generations <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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generations
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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help
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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news
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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packages
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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remove-generations <replaceable>ID …</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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switch
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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uninstall
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</arg>
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</group>
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<sbr />
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<arg>
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-A <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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-I <replaceable>path</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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-b <replaceable>ext</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain">
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-f
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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--file
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</arg>
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</group> <replaceable>path</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain">
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-h
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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--help
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</arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain">
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-n
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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--dry-run
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</arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--option <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--cores <replaceable>number</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--max-jobs <replaceable>number</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--keep-failed
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--keep-going
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</arg>
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<arg>
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--show-trace
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</arg>
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<arg>
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<group choice="req">
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<arg choice="plain">
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-v
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</arg>
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<arg choice="plain">
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--verbose
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</arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsection>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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This command updates the user environment so that it corresponds to the
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configuration specified in <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/home.nix</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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All operations using this tool expects a sub-command that indicates the
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operation to perform. It must be one of
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>build</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Build configuration into a <filename>result</filename> directory.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>edit</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Open the home configuration using the editor indicated by
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<envar>EDITOR</envar>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>expire-generations <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Remove generations older than <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable> where
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<replaceable>timestamp</replaceable> is interpreted as in the
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<option>-d</option> argument of the <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>date</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> tool. For example <literal>-30
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days</literal> or <literal>2018-01-01</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>generations</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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List all home environment generations.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>help</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print tool help.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>news</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Show news entries in a pager.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>packages</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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List all packages installed in <varname>home-manager-path</varname>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>remove-generations <replaceable>ID …</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Remove indicated generations. Use the <option>generations</option>
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sub-command to find suitable generation numbers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>switch</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Build and activate the configuration.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>uninstall</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Remove Home Manager from the user environment. This will
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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remove all managed files from the home directory,
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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remove packages installed through Home Manager from the user profile,
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and
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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optionally remove all Home Manager generations and make them
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available for immediate garbage collection.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>
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The tool accepts the options
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-A <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Optional attribute that selects a configuration expression in the
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configuration file. That is, if <filename>home.nix</filename> contains
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<programlisting language="nix">
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{
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joe-at-work = {pkgs, ...}: { home.packages = [ pkgs.fortune ]; };
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joe-at-home = {pkgs, ...}: { home.packages = [ pkgs.cowsay ]; };
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}
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</programlisting>
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then the command <command>home-manager switch -A joe-at-work</command>
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will activate the profile containing the fortune program.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-I <replaceable>path</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Add a path to the Nix expression search path. For example, to build a
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Home Manager profile using a specific Nixpkgs run <command>home-manager
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-I nixpkgs=/absolute/path/to/nixpkgs build</command>. By default
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<literal><nixpkgs></literal> is used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-b <replaceable>extension</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Enable automatic resolution of collisions between unmanaged and managed
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files. The name of the original file will be suffixed by the given
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extension. For example,
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<screen>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>home-manager -b bck switch</userinput>
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</screen>
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will cause a colliding file <filename>~/.config/foo.conf</filename> to be
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moved to <filename>~/.config/foo.conf.bck</filename>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-f <replaceable>path</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<term>
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<option>--file <replaceable>path</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Indicates the path to the Home Manager configuration file. If not given,
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<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/home.nix</filename> is used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-h</option>
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</term>
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<term>
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<option>--help</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Prints usage information for the <command>home-manager</command> tool.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-n</option>
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</term>
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<term>
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<option>--dry-run</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Perform a dry-run of the given operation, only prints what actions would
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be taken.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--option <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--cores <replaceable>number</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--max-jobs <replaceable>number</replaceable></option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--keep-failed</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--keep-going</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>--show-trace</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Passed on to <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-v</option>
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</term>
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<term>
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<option>--verbose</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Activates verbose output.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Files</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>~/.local/share/home-manager/news-read-ids</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Identifiers of news items that have been shown. Can be deleted to reset
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the read news indicator.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>Bugs</title>
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<para>
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Please report any bugs on the
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<link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/issues">project
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issue tracker</link>.
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</para>
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</refsection>
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<refsection>
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<title>See also</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>home-configuration.nix</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsection>
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</refentry>
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