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doc: Explain how to pass 'guix refresh' the packages found in your profile. 

Suggested by Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>.

* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention how to update packages
found in one's profile.
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@ -11760,7 +11760,13 @@ $ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u emacs idutils gcc@@4.8
@noindent
The command above specifically updates the @code{emacs} and
@code{idutils} packages. The @option{--select} option would have no
effect in this case.
effect in this case. You might also want to update definitions that
correspond to the packages installed in your profile:
@example
$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u \
$(guix package --list-installed | cut -f1)
@end example
When considering whether to upgrade a package, it is sometimes
convenient to know which packages would be affected by the upgrade and