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+# Name
+
+`nix-env --switch-profile` - set user environment to given profile
+
+# Synopsis
+
+`nix-env` {`--switch-profile` | `-S`} *path*
+
+# Description
+
+This operation makes *path* the current profile for the user. That is,
+the symlink `~/.nix-profile` is made to point to *path*.
+
+{{#include ./opt-common.md}}
+
+{{#include ../opt-common.md}}
+
+{{#include ./env-common.md}}
+
+{{#include ../env-common.md}}
+
+# Examples
+
+```console
+$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile
+```