From 5310716620f43a66bc75f2a47506cec6531eb7bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Grosser <code@jan-grosser.de>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 22:37:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Updated/corrected section garbage collection

---
 README.md | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4384cd4..ac936e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ My NixOS configuration repository
 4. Apply changes: `sudo nixos-rebuild switch` and reboot
 5. Clone NixOS config repository to /home/$USER/nixos:
 ```
-cd
+cd $HOME
 git clone https://git.plueschbit.de/jan/nixos-conf ~/nixos
 ```
 6. Add the new host to repository
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ git clone https://git.plueschbit.de/jan/nixos-conf ~/nixos
 ## Update Packages on a Host
 Update of the file `flake.nix`:
 ```
+cd ~/nixos
 sudo nix flake update
 ```
 Then, perform nixos rebuild:
@@ -37,8 +38,13 @@ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos/#<host>
 ```
 
 ## Garbage Collection
+List all generations:
+```
+sudo nix-env --list-generations --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system
+```
+
 Keep e.g. the last five generations and perform garbage collection:
 ```
-sudo nix-env --delete-generations +5
-sudo nix-store --gc
+sudo nix-env --delete-generations +5 --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system
+sudo nix-collect-garbage
 ```