R""( # Examples * Upgrade all packages that were installed using an unlocked flake reference: ```console # nix profile upgrade '.*' ``` * Upgrade a specific package: ```console # nix profile upgrade packages.x86_64-linux.hello ``` * Upgrade a specific profile element by number: ```console # nix profile list 0 flake:nixpkgs#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.spotify … # nix profile upgrade 0 ``` # Description This command upgrades a previously installed package in a Nix profile, by fetching and evaluating the latest version of the flake from which the package was installed. > **Warning** > > This only works if you used an *unlocked* flake reference at > installation time, e.g. `nixpkgs#hello`. It does not work if you > used a *locked* flake reference > (e.g. `github:NixOS/nixpkgs/13d0c311e3ae923a00f734b43fd1d35b47d8943a#hello`), > since in that case the "latest version" is always the same. )""