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diff --git a/doc/manual/glossary.xml b/doc/manual/glossary.xml index cee6dac254d6..a659e7e4a90b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/glossary.xml +++ b/doc/manual/glossary.xml @@ -134,6 +134,29 @@ </glossentry> +<glossentry id="gloss-user-env"><glossterm>user environment</glossterm> + + <glossdef><para>An automatically generated store object that + consists of a set of symlinks to “active” applications, i.e., other + store paths. These are generated automatically by <link + linkend="sec-nix-env"><command>nix-env</command></link>. See <xref + linkend="sec-profiles" />.</para> + + </glossdef> + +</glossentry> + + +<glossentry id="gloss-profile"><glossterm>profile</glossterm> + + <glossdef><para>A symlink to the current <link + linkend="gloss-user-env">user environment</link> of a user, e.g., + <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/default</filename>.</para></glossdef> + +</glossentry> + + + </glosslist> |