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authorRobert Helgesson <robert@rycee.net>2019-08-18 13:33:34 +0200
committerRobert Helgesson <robert@rycee.net>2019-08-18 13:34:26 +0200
commit5eed33ef087f9267c956e902861168616a47ca74 (patch)
tree8bca18edc98cf1f6a2eefe5d0e44167b09c51ecf /modules/programs/emacs.nix
parent31ae1bc2fff9660a1870161e064e86d3b4d6b396 (diff)
emacs: document how to list available extra packages
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-rw-r--r--modules/programs/emacs.nix6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/programs/emacs.nix b/modules/programs/emacs.nix
index fc796af56e8..0b1514f291a 100644
--- a/modules/programs/emacs.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/emacs.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ in
type = hmTypes.selectorFunction;
defaultText = "epkgs: []";
example = literalExample "epkgs: [ epkgs.emms epkgs.magit ]";
- description = "Extra packages available to Emacs.";
+ description = ''
+ Extra packages available to Emacs. To get a list of
+ available packages run:
+ <command>nix-env -f '&lt;nixpkgs&gt;' -qaP -A emacsPackagesNg</command>.
+ '';
};
overrides = mkOption {