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Update doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md

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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
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@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables:
2. `nixpkgs=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixpkgs` 2. `nixpkgs=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixpkgs`
3. `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels` 3. `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels`
If `NIX_PATH` is set to an empty string the above fallback will not happen and building will fail with: If `NIX_PATH` is set to an empty string, resolving search paths will always fail.
For example, attempting to use `<nixpkgs>` will produce:
`error: file 'nixpkgs' was not found in the Nix search path` error: file 'nixpkgs' was not found in the Nix search path
- [`NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`]{#env-NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE}\ - [`NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`]{#env-NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE}\
Normally, the Nix store directory (typically `/nix/store`) is not Normally, the Nix store directory (typically `/nix/store`) is not