diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml index 696d68c34..8466cc463 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ will cause Nix to look for paths relative to <filename>/home/eelco/Dev</filename> and - <filename>/etc/nixos</filename>, in that order. It is also + <filename>/etc/nixos</filename>, in this order. It is also possible to match paths against a prefix. For example, the value <screen> @@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ nixpkgs=/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch:/etc/nixos</screen> <envar>NIX_PATH</envar> to <screen> -nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-15.09.tar.gz</screen> +nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-15.09.tar.gz</screen> tells Nix to download the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 15.09 channel.</para> <para>A following shorthand can be used to refer to the official channels: - + <screen>nixpkgs=channel:nixos-15.09</screen> </para> @@ -137,12 +137,19 @@ $ mount -o bind /mnt/otherdisk/nix /nix</screen> <varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_CONF_DIR</envar></term> - <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix configuration + <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the system Nix configuration directory (default <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/nix</filename>).</para></listitem> </varlistentry> +<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_USER_CONF_FILES</envar></term> + + <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the user Nix configuration files + to load from (defaults to the XDG spec locations). The variable is treated + as a list separated by the <literal>:</literal> token.</para></listitem> + +</varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><envar>TMPDIR</envar></term> |