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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-pack-closure.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml | 6 |
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diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-pack-closure.xml b/doc/manual/nix-pack-closure.xml index 12eacf50207f..030b155008e6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-pack-closure.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-pack-closure.xml @@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ $ nix-pack-closure $(which azureus) | ssh scratchy nix-unpack-closure</screen> </para> +<para>As a variation on the previous example, copy +<command>azureus</command>, and also install it in the user’s profile +on the target machine: + +<screen> +$ nix-pack-closure $(which azureus) | ssh scratchy 'nix-env -i $(nix-unpack-closure)'</screen> + + </refsection> diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml b/doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml index 7c6d12d089a4..e95225e819a0 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ 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> + </refsection> |