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|| An instance of a ''user environment''. When a user makes any change to their environment, such as installing or removing packages, a new ''generation'' of the environment is created instead of modifying the environment in-place. This ensures that updates are atomic and the user can easily roll-back to any previous generation if something goes wrong. The ''current generation'' is a user's currently active user profile. | || An instance of a ''user environment''. When a user makes any change to their environment, such as installing or removing packages, a new ''generation'' of the environment is created instead of modifying the environment in-place. This ensures that updates are atomic and the user can easily roll-back to any previous generation if something goes wrong. The ''current generation'' is a user's currently active user profile. | ||
|| [ | || [https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/package-management/profiles Nix Manual: Profiles] | ||
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|| attribute path | || attribute path | ||
|| nix-env takes this if you pass the `-A` flag [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#opt-attr] | || nix-env takes this if you pass the `-A` flag [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#opt-attr] | ||
|| an unambiguous identifier for a package | || an unambiguous identifier for a package | ||
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|| selection path | || selection path | ||
|| nix-shell error message [https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/bdc4a0b54d54146448061dd9a248212f98a9f801/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc#L73] | || nix-shell error message [https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/bdc4a0b54d54146448061dd9a248212f98a9f801/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc#L73] | ||
|| see "attribute path"[http://nixos.org/irc/logs/log.20151103] | || see "attribute path"[http://nixos.org/irc/logs/log.20151103] | ||
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