<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <refnamediv> <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> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>nix-unpack-closure</command> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <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> </refsection> </refentry>