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# Channels
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A directory containing symlinks to Nix channels, managed by [`nix-channel`]:
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- `$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/profiles/channels` for regular users
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- `$NIX_STATE_DIR/profiles/per-user/root/channels` for `root`
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[`nix-channel`] uses a [profile](@docroot@/command-ref/files/user-profiles.md) to store channels.
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This profile contains symlinks to the contents of those channels.
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## Subscribed channels
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The list of subscribed channels is stored in
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- `~/.nix-channels`
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- `$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/channels` if [`use-xdg-base-directories`] is set to `true`
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in the following format:
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```
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<url> <name>
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...
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```
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[`nix-channel`]: @docroot@/command-ref/nix-channel.md
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[`use-xdg-base-directories`]: @docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-use-xdg-base-directories
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