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nix3-profile:tldr:e3771
nix3-profile: Install a package from a flake on GitHub into a custom profile.
$ nix profile install ${github:owner-repo-pkg} --profile ${--path-to-directory}
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This command is using the Nix package manager to install a specific package from GitHub into a specified profile directory.
Let's break down the command:
nix profile install
: This is the command to install a package into a Nix profile directory.${github:owner-repo-pkg}
: This is a placeholder syntax to specify a package from GitHub.owner-repo-pkg
should be replaced with the actual GitHub repository name in the formatowner/repo/pkg
. For example,nix profile install github:JohnDoe/my-package
would install the packagemy-package
from the GitHub repository owned byJohnDoe
.--profile ${--path-to-directory}
: This specifies the directory where the package will be installed.--path-to-directory
should be replaced with the actual path to the desired profile directory. For example,--profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/my-profile
would install the package into themy-profile
directory.
So overall, the command installs a specific package from GitHub into a specified Nix profile directory.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.