@@ -14340,15 +14340,22 @@ Invoking guix refresh
@item --update
@itemx -u
-Update distribution source files (package recipes) in place. This is
+Update distribution source files (package definitions) in place. This is
usually run from a checkout of the Guix source tree (@pxref{Running
Guix Before It Is Installed}):
@example
-$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u
+./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u
@end example
@xref{Defining Packages}, for more information on package definitions.
+You can also run it on packages from a third-party channel:
+
+@example
+guix refresh -L /path/to/channel -u @var{package}
+@end example
+
+@xref{Creating a Channel}, on how to create a channel.
@item --select=[@var{subset}]
@itemx -s @var{subset}