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.\"     Title: flatpak make-current
.\"    Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
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.\"    Manual: flatpak make-current
.\"    Source: flatpak
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "FLATPAK MAKE\-CURREN" "1" "" "flatpak" "flatpak make-current"
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.SH "NAME"
flatpak-make-current \- Make a specific version of an app current
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBflatpak\ make\-current\fR\ 'u
\fBflatpak make\-current\fR [OPTION...] APP BRANCH
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Makes a particular branch of an application current\&. Only the current branch of an app has its exported files (such as desktop files and icons) made visible to the host\&.
.PP
When a new branch is installed it will automatically be made current, so this command is often not needed\&.
.PP
Unless overridden with the
\fB\-\-user\fR
or
\fB\-\-installation\fR
options, this command changes the default system\-wide installation\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are understood:
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Show help options and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR
.RS 4
Update a per\-user installation\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-system\fR
.RS 4
Update the default system\-wide installation\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-installation=NAME\fR
.RS 4
Updates a system\-wide installation specified by
NAME
among those defined in
/etc/flatpak/installations\&.d/\&. Using
\fB\-\-installation=default\fR
is equivalent to using
\fB\-\-system\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-arch=ARCH\fR
.RS 4
The architecture to make current for\&. See
\fBflatpak \-\-supported\-arches\fR
for architectures supported by the host\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Print debug information during command processing\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-ostree\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Print OSTree debug information during command processing\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fB$ flatpak \-\-user make\-current org\&.gnome\&.gedit 3\&.14\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBflatpak\fR(1),
\fBflatpak-install\fR(1),
\fBflatpak-list\fR(1)
