---
name: "guix"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "guix"
version: "1.2.0-4+deb11u2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/guix"
---

# guix(1)

manual page for guix 1.2.0rc2

## NAME

guix - manual page for guix 1.2.0rc2

## SYNOPSIS

**guix** *COMMAND ARGS*...

## DESCRIPTION

Run COMMAND with ARGS.

COMMAND must be one of the sub-commands listed below:

-

  main commands

- deploy

  deploy operating systems on a set of machines

- describe

  describe the channel revisions currently used

- gc

  invoke the garbage collector

- install

  install packages

- package

  manage packages and profiles

- pull

  pull the latest revision of Guix

- remove

  remove installed packages

- search

  search for packages

- show

  show information about packages

- system

  build and deploy full operating systems

- time-machine

  run commands from a different revision

- upgrade

  upgrade packages to their latest version

- weather

  report on the availability of pre-built package binaries

-

  software development commands

- container

  run code in containers created by 'guix environment **-C**'

- environment

  spawn one-off software environments

- pack

  create application bundles

-

  packaging commands

- build

  build packages or derivations without installing them

- challenge

  challenge substitute servers, comparing their binaries

- download

  download a file to the store and print its hash

- edit

  view and edit package definitions

- graph

  view and query package dependency graphs

- hash

  compute the cryptographic hash of a file

- import

  import a package definition from an external repository

- lint

  validate package definitions

- publish

  publish build results over HTTP

- refresh

  update existing package definitions

- size

  profile the on-disk size of packages

-

  plumbing commands

- archive

  manipulate, export, and import normalized archives (nars)

- copy

  copy store items remotely over SSH

- git

  operate on Git repositories

- offload

  set up and operate build offloading

- processes

  list currently running sessions

- repl

  read-eval-print loop (REPL) for interactive programming

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: bug-guix@gnu.org.\
 GNU Guix home page: \<https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/\>\
 General help using Guix and GNU software: \<https://guix.gnu.org/help/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 the Guix authors License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **guix** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **guix** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info guix**

should give you access to the complete manual.