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document ability to set NIX_REMOTE=unix://path/to/socket

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doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml
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@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ $ mount -o bind /mnt/otherdisk/nix /nix</screen>
<literal>daemon</literal> if you want to use the Nix daemon to <literal>daemon</literal> if you want to use the Nix daemon to
execute Nix operations. This is necessary in <link execute Nix operations. This is necessary in <link
linkend="ssec-multi-user">multi-user Nix installations</link>. linkend="ssec-multi-user">multi-user Nix installations</link>.
If the Nix daemon's Unix socket is at some non-standard path,
this variable should be set to <literal>unix://path/to/socket</literal>.
Otherwise, it should be left unset.</para></listitem> Otherwise, it should be left unset.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>

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src/libstore/store-api.hh
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@ -705,6 +705,9 @@ void removeTempRoots();
* ‘daemon’: The Nix store accessed via a Unix domain socket * ‘daemon’: The Nix store accessed via a Unix domain socket
connection to nix-daemon. connection to nix-daemon.
* ‘unix://<path>’: The Nix store accessed via a Unix domain socket
connection to nix-daemon, with the socket located at <path>.
* ‘auto’ or ‘’: Equivalent to ‘local’ or ‘daemon’ depending on * ‘auto’ or ‘’: Equivalent to ‘local’ or ‘daemon’ depending on
whether the user has write access to the local Nix whether the user has write access to the local Nix
store/database. store/database.