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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md index c670d82b8..b709ca9d1 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: - - `IN_NIX_SHELL` + - `IN_NIX_SHELL`\ Indicator that tells if the current environment was set up by `nix-shell`. Since Nix 2.0 the values are `"pure"` and `"impure"` - - `NIX_PATH` + - `NIX_PATH`\ A colon-separated list of directories used to look up Nix expressions enclosed in angle brackets (i.e., `<path>`). For instance, the value @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: The search path can be extended using the `-I` option, which takes precedence over `NIX_PATH`. - - `NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE` + - `NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`\ Normally, the Nix store directory (typically `/nix/store`) is not allowed to contain any symlink components. This is to prevent “impure” builds. Builders sometimes “canonicalise” paths by @@ -62,41 +62,41 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: Consult the mount 8 manual page for details. - - `NIX_STORE_DIR` + - `NIX_STORE_DIR`\ Overrides the location of the Nix store (default `prefix/store`). - - `NIX_DATA_DIR` + - `NIX_DATA_DIR`\ Overrides the location of the Nix static data directory (default `prefix/share`). - - `NIX_LOG_DIR` + - `NIX_LOG_DIR`\ Overrides the location of the Nix log directory (default `prefix/var/log/nix`). - - `NIX_STATE_DIR` + - `NIX_STATE_DIR`\ Overrides the location of the Nix state directory (default `prefix/var/nix`). - - `NIX_CONF_DIR` + - `NIX_CONF_DIR`\ Overrides the location of the system Nix configuration directory (default `prefix/etc/nix`). - - `NIX_CONFIG` + - `NIX_CONFIG`\ Applies settings from Nix configuration from the environment. The content is treated as if it was read from a Nix configuration file. Settings are separated by the newline character. - - `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES` + - `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`\ 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 `:` token. - - `TMPDIR` + - `TMPDIR`\ Use the specified directory to store temporary files. In particular, this includes temporary build directories; these can take up substantial amounts of disk space. The default is `/tmp`. - - `NIX_REMOTE` + - `NIX_REMOTE`\ This variable should be set to `daemon` if you want to use the Nix daemon to execute Nix operations. This is necessary in [multi-user Nix installations](../installation/multi-user.md). If the Nix @@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: should be set to `unix://path/to/socket`. Otherwise, it should be left unset. - - `NIX_SHOW_STATS` + - `NIX_SHOW_STATS`\ If set to `1`, Nix will print some evaluation statistics, such as the number of values allocated. - - `NIX_COUNT_CALLS` + - `NIX_COUNT_CALLS`\ If set to `1`, Nix will print how often functions were called during Nix expression evaluation. This is useful for profiling your Nix expressions. - - `GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE` + - `GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE`\ If Nix has been configured to use the Boehm garbage collector, this variable sets the initial size of the heap in bytes. It defaults to 384 MiB. Setting it to a low value reduces memory consumption, but |