lix/doc/manual/nix-unpack-closure.xml
Eelco Dolstra afe23b5f38 * nix-pack-closure: store the top-level store paths in the closure.
* nix-unpack-closure: extract the top-level paths from the closure and
  print them on stdout.  This allows them to be installed, e.g.,
  "nix-env -i $(nix-unpack-closure)".  (NIX-64)
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-unpack-closure</refname>
<refpurpose>unpack the closure of a store path created by <command>nix-pack-closure</command> into the Nix store</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-unpack-closure</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-unpack-closure</command> unpacks the
closure of a set of store paths created by
<command>nix-pack-closure</command> into the local Nix store. The
closure is a single file read from standard input. See the
description of <command>nix-pack-closure</command> for details and
examples.</para>
<para>The top-level paths in the closure (i.e., the paths passed to
the original <command>nix-pack-closure</command> call that created the
closure) are printed on standard output. These paths can be passed,
for instance, to <literal>nix-env -i</literal> to install them into a
user environment on the target machine.</para>
</refsection>
</refentry>