profile-install

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Note: this command's interface is based heavily around installables, which you may want to read about first (nix --help).

Examples

• Install a package from Nixpkgs:

  # nix profile install nixpkgs#hello

• Install a package from a specific branch of Nixpkgs:

  # nix profile install nixpkgs/release-20.09#hello

• Install a package from a specific revision of Nixpkgs:

  # nix profile install nixpkgs/d73407e8e6002646acfdef0e39ace088bacc83da#hello

• Install a specific output of a package:

  # nix profile install nixpkgs#bash^man

Description

This command adds installables to a Nix profile.

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