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  <refname>nix-unpack-closure</refname>
  <refpurpose>unpack the closure of a store path created by <command>nix-pack-closure</command> into the Nix store</refpurpose>
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    <command>nix-unpack-closure</command>
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<refsection><title>Description</title>

<para>The command <command>nix-unpack-closure</command> unpacks the
closure of a set of store paths created by
<command>nix-pack-closure</command> into the local Nix store.  The
closure is a single file read from standard input.  See the
description of <command>nix-pack-closure</command> for details and
examples.</para>

<para>The top-level paths in the closure (i.e., the paths passed to
the original <command>nix-pack-closure</command> call that created the
closure) are printed on standard output.  These paths can be passed,
for instance, to <literal>nix-env -i</literal> to install them into a
user environment on the target machine.</para>

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