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Convert short nix options to long ones

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e.g. nix-env -e subversion => nix-env --uninstall subversion

The aim is to make the documentation less cryptic for newcomers and the
long options are more self-documenting.

The change was made with the following script:

<https://github.com/aschmolck/convert-short-nix-opts-to-long-ones>

and sanity checked visually.
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Alexander Schmolck 2023-04-30 14:52:38 +01:00
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doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/install.md
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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
then the derivation with the highest version will be installed.
You can force the installation of multiple derivations with the same
name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env -i
name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env --install
gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1` will install both version of GCC (and will
probably cause a user environment conflict\!).
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
paths* that select attributes from the top-level Nix
expression. This is faster than using derivation names and
unambiguous. To find out the attribute paths of available
packages, use `nix-env -qaP`.
packages, use `nix-env --query --available --attr-path `.
- If `--from-profile` *path* is given, *args* is a set of names
denoting installed store paths in the profile *path*. This is an
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
- `--remove-all` / `-r`\
Remove all previously installed packages first. This is equivalent
to running `nix-env -e '.*'` first, except that everything happens
to running `nix-env --uninstall '.*'` first, except that everything happens
in a single transaction.
{{#include ./opt-common.md}}
@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ a number of possible ways:
To install a package using a specific attribute path from the active Nix expression:
```console
$ nix-env -iA gcc40mips
$ nix-env --install --attr gcc40mips
installing `gcc-4.0.2'
$ nix-env -iA xorg.xorgserver
$ nix-env --install --attr xorg.xorgserver
installing `xorg-server-1.2.0'
```
@ -133,32 +133,32 @@ installing `gcc-3.3.2'
To install all derivations in the Nix expression `foo.nix`:
```console
$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '.*'
$ nix-env --file ~/foo.nix --install '.*'
```
To copy the store path with symbolic name `gcc` from another profile:
```console
$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc
$ nix-env --install --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc
```
To install a specific [store derivation] (typically created by
`nix-instantiate`):
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv
$ nix-env --install /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv
```
To install a specific output path:
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3
$ nix-env --install /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3
```
To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line:
```console
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \
$ nix-env --file ./foo.nix --install --expr \
'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava'
```
@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function defined in `./foo.nix`.
A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from source:
```console
$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA hello --dry-run
$ nix-env --file '<nixpkgs>' --install --attr hello --dry-run
(dry run; not doing anything)
installing ‘hello-2.10’
this path will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.19 MiB unpacked):
@ -182,6 +182,6 @@ To install Firefox from the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 14.12
channel:
```console
$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz -iA firefox
$ nix-env --file https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz --install --attr firefox
```