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diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml b/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fc39cdd9d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ch-env-variables"> + +<title>Environment Variables</title> + +<para>To use Nix, some environment variables should be set. In +particular, <envar>PATH</envar> should contain the directories +<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/bin</filename> and +<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename>. The first directory contains +the Nix tools themselves, while <filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> is +a symbolic link to the current <emphasis>user environment</emphasis> +(an automatically generated package consisting of symlinks to +installed packages). The simplest way to set the required environment +variables is to include the file +<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> +in your <filename>~/.profile</filename> (or similar), like this:</para> + +<screen> +source <replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</screen> + +</chapter>
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