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01/02: doc: Clarify who can run 'guix pull'.
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
01/02: doc: Clarify who can run 'guix pull'. |
Date: |
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:24:51 +0000 |
civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit cb05108a5d69341da9d0478c5d1609e263cc38d6
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date: Wed Feb 24 22:11:41 2016 +0100
doc: Clarify who can run 'guix pull'.
Suggested by Chris Marusich <address@hidden>.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Add paragraph explaining that any
user can run 'guix pull'.
---
doc/guix.texi | 12 +++++++++---
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index ccbab2c..1052f08 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1992,9 +1992,15 @@ On completion, @command{guix package} will use packages
and package
versions from this just-retrieved copy of Guix. Not only that, but all
the Guix commands and Scheme modules will also be taken from that latest
version. New @command{guix} sub-commands added by the update also
-become address@hidden the hood, @command{guix pull} updates
-the @file{~/.config/guix/latest} symbolic link to point to the latest
-Guix, and the @command{guix} command loads code from there.}.
+become available.
+
+Any user can update their Guix copy using @command{guix pull}, and the
+effect is limited to the user who run @command{guix pull}. For
+instance, when user @code{root} runs @command{guix pull}, this has no
+effect on the version of Guix that user @code{alice} sees, and vice
address@hidden the hood, @command{guix pull} updates the
address@hidden/.config/guix/latest} symbolic link to point to the latest Guix,
+and the @command{guix} command loads code from there.}.
The @command{guix pull} command is usually invoked with no arguments,
but it supports the following options: