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Update binary-cache-substituter.md (#7628)

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`binary-caches` is deprecated and `substituters` the new recommended option.
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Priority: 30 Priority: 30
On the client side, you can tell Nix to use your binary cache using On the client side, you can tell Nix to use your binary cache using
`--option extra-binary-caches`, e.g.: `--substituters`, e.g.:
```console ```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox --option extra-binary-caches http://avalon:8080/ $ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox --substituters http://avalon:8080/
``` ```
The option `extra-binary-caches` tells Nix to use this binary cache in The option `substituters` tells Nix to use this binary cache in
addition to your default caches, such as <https://cache.nixos.org>. addition to your default caches, such as <https://cache.nixos.org>.
Thus, for any path in the closure of Firefox, Nix will first check if Thus, for any path in the closure of Firefox, Nix will first check if
the path is available on the server `avalon` or another binary caches. the path is available on the server `avalon` or another binary caches.
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You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache by adding a line You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache by adding a line
to the `nix.conf` configuration file like this: to the `nix.conf` configuration file like this:
binary-caches = http://avalon:8080/ https://cache.nixos.org/ substituters = http://avalon:8080/ https://cache.nixos.org/