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nix3-registry:tldr:f482e
The command "nix registry add ${entry} ${github:owner-repo}" is used to add a package entry to the Nix package registry. Here's a breakdown of the command: - "nix registry add" is the command itself, which tells Nix to add a package entry to the registry. - "${entry}" is a placeholder for the name of the package entry you want to add. You should replace it with the actual name you want to use. - "${github:owner-repo}" is a placeholder for the GitHub repository from which the package will be fetched. You should replace "owner-repo" with the actual owner and repository name on GitHub in the format "owner/repo". For example, if you want to add a package called "myapp" from the GitHub repository owned by "myusername" and named "myrepo", you would use the command: nix registry add myapp github:myusername/myrepo This command will add the package entry "myapp" to the Nix package registry and fetch it from the specified GitHub repository whenever it is installed with Nix.