Name

       nix profile history - show all versions of a profile

Synopsis

       nix profile history [option…]

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 profile diff-closures (./nix3-profile-diff-closures.md).

       The  addition of a package to a profile is denoted by the string ∅ -> version, whereas the
       removal is denoted by version -> ∅.

Options

       • --profile path
         The profile to update.

       Common evaluation options:

       • --arg name expr
         Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --argstr name string
         Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --eval-store store-url
         The Nix store to use for evaluations.

       • --impure
         Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.

       • --include / -I path
         Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.

       • --override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
         Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.

                                                                          nix3-profile-history(1)