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diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml b/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml index da54e2bedd6f..2a9beec98c9b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml +++ b/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml @@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ $ mkdir /nix $ chown alice /nix </screen> +The install script will modify the first writable file from amongst +<filename>.bash_profile</filename>, <filename>.bash_login</filename> +and <filename>.profile</filename> to source +<filename>~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>. You can set +the <command>NIX_INSTALLER_NO_MODIFY_PROFILE</command> environment +variable before executing the install script to disable this +behaviour. + </para> <!-- |