nix3-profile-add - Man Page
add a package to a profile
Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Synopsis
nix profile add [option…] installables…
Examples
- Add a package from Nixpkgs:
# nix profile add nixpkgs#hello
- Add a package from a specific branch of Nixpkgs:
# nix profile add nixpkgs/release-20.09#hello
- Add a package from a specific revision of Nixpkgs:
# nix profile add nixpkgs/d73407e8e6002646acfdef0e39ace088bacc83da#hello
- Add a specific output of a package:
# nix profile add nixpkgs#bash^man
Description
This command adds installables to a Nix profile.
Note
nix profile install is an alias for nix profile add.
Options
--prioritypriorityThe priority of the package to add.
--profilepathThe profile to operate on.
--stdinRead installables from the standard input. No default installable applied.
Common evaluation options
--argname exprPass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.
--arg-from-filename pathPass the contents of file path as the argument name to Nix functions.
--arg-from-stdinnamePass the contents of stdin as the argument name to Nix functions.
--argstrname stringPass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.
--debuggerStart an interactive environment if evaluation fails.
--eval-storestore-urlThe URL of the Nix store to use for evaluation, i.e. to store derivations (
.drvfiles) and inputs referenced by them.--impureAllow access to mutable paths and repositories.
--include/-IpathAdd path to search path entries used to resolve lookup paths
This option may be given multiple times.
Paths added through
-Itake precedence over thenix-pathconfiguration setting and theNIX_PATHenvironment variable .--override-flakeoriginal-ref resolved-refOverride the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.
Miscellaneous global options
--helpShow usage information.
--offlineDisable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
--optionname valueSet the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding
nix.conf).--refreshConsider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.
--repairDuring evaluation, rewrite missing or corrupted files in the Nix store. During building, rebuild missing or corrupted store paths.
--versionShow version information.
Options that change the interpretation of installables
--exprexprInterpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression expr.
--file/-ffileInterpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression stored in file. If file is the character -, then a Nix expression is read from standard input. Implies
--impure.Note
See
man nix.conffor overriding configuration settings with command line flags.