Nix 2.29.0
Nix, the purely functional package manager; unstable internal interfaces
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profile-history

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Examples

  • 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 profilediff-closures". The addition of a package to a profile is denoted by the string <tt>∅ -\></tt> <em>version</em>, whereas the removal is denoted by <em>version</em> <tt>-\> ∅</tt>. )""