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doc: add section about disabling package updates
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@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ r-ryantm gets its new version information from three sources:
If none of these sources says the package is out of date, it will not attempt to update it. If none of these sources says the package is out of date, it will not attempt to update it.
### Disabling package updates
Updates can be disabled by adding a comment to the package:
```
# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
```
[Example in nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/f2294037ad2b1345c5d9c2df0e81bdb00eab21f3/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/gitlab-pages/default.nix#L7)
### Skiplist ### Skiplist
We maintain a [Skiplist](https://github.com/ryantm/nixpkgs-update/blob/main/src/Skiplist.hs) of different things not to update. It is possible your package is triggering one of the skip criteria. We maintain a [Skiplist](https://github.com/ryantm/nixpkgs-update/blob/main/src/Skiplist.hs) of different things not to update. It is possible your package is triggering one of the skip criteria.