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<refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>nix-daemon</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
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<refnamediv>
  <refname>nix-daemon</refname>
  <refpurpose>Nix multi-user support daemon</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
  <cmdsynopsis>
    <command>nix-daemon</command>
  </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>


<refsection><title>Description</title>

<para>The Nix daemon is necessary in multi-user Nix installations.  It
performs build actions and other operations on the Nix store on behalf
of unprivileged users.</para>


</refsection>

<refsection><title>Options</title>

  <variablelist>

  <varlistentry><term><option>--pipe</option></term>

    <listitem><para>Causes the nix daemon to forward stdin and stdout to and
    from the actual daemon socket. This is used when communicating with a remote
    store over SSH</para></listitem>

  </varlistentry>

  </variablelist>

</refsection>

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