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diff --git a/src/nix-env/main.cc b/src/nix-env/main.cc
index 7bced5be0..64ae6d412 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/main.cc
@@ -605,6 +605,26 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals,
}
+static void opSwitchProfile(Globals & globals,
+ Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
+{
+ if (opFlags.size() > 0)
+ throw UsageError(format("unknown flags `%1%'") % opFlags.front());
+ if (opArgs.size() > 1)
+ throw UsageError(format("--profile takes at most one argument"));
+
+ string linkPath =
+ opArgs.size() == 0 ? globals.linkPath : opArgs.front();
+
+ string homeDir(getenv("HOME"));
+ if (homeDir == "") throw Error("HOME environment variable not set");
+
+ string linkPathFinal = homeDir + "/.nix-userenv";
+
+ switchLink(linkPathFinal, linkPath);
+}
+
+
void run(Strings args)
{
/* Use a higher default verbosity (lvlInfo). */
@@ -635,6 +655,8 @@ void run(Strings args)
format("`%1%' requires an argument") % arg);
globals.linkPath = absPath(*i);
}
+ else if (arg == "--profile" || arg == "-p")
+ op = opSwitchProfile;
else if (arg[0] == '-')
opFlags.push_back(arg);
else