GUIX(1)

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version 1.5.0 · 4 versions
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👑 GUIX(1) — the guix import glow-up guide 💅

ok so bestie, before we even get into it: this is a User Commands manual page, and it's literally the guix one — guix import from GNU Guix, version 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a. yes that version string is giving release-candidate energy, we love a work in progress 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

guix — manual page for guix import (GNU Guix) 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a

like, that's the whole name section. short and iconic, no notes 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

guix import IMPORTER ARGS ...

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you pick an importer, you hand it args, magic happens ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so the actual deal is: you run IMPORTER with ARGS. that's literally the description. short queen.

but the important part — IMPORTER must be one of the importers listed below. like, it has to be. no cap. these are the only valid ones:

composer cpan cran crate egg elm elpa gem gnu go hackage hexpm
json luanti minetest npm-binary nuget opam pypi stackage texlive

twenty-one importers, one legendary list 🔥 count 'em if you want, they're all there.

and then the flags, which are honestly so few and so cute:

  • -h, --help — displays this help and exits. classic. the "bestie what does this do" flag 💜
  • -i, --insert=FILE — inserts packages into FILE alphabetically. yes, alphabetically. it's not out here just appending chaos into your file, it's doing it correctly 👑
  • -V, --version — displays version information and exits. use it when you forget which release candidate you're on (it's 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a bestie, but sure) 🌈

🦋 REPORTING BUGS 🦋

found a bug? first of all, relatable. second of all, go tell the people:

GNU Guix home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/>

General help using Guix and GNU software: <https://guix.gnu.org/en/help/>

Copyright © 2025 the Guix authors

License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

and like, read this part carefully bestie:

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

that "NO WARRANTY" is in all caps in the original for a reason. it's not being dramatic. well, it's a little dramatic. but also legally dramatic. 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the full documentation for guix lives in a Texinfo manual. so if the info program and the guix program are both properly installed at your site, this command:

info guix

should give you access to the complete manual. slay. go read it. iykyk 📚

and that's the whole page, bestie — genuinely obsessed with how short it is 💅

this has been GNU, dated January 2026, for GUIX(1) — guix import (GNU Guix) 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a. go import something iconic. periodt. 🎀✨

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