Name

       nix bundle - bundle an application so that it works outside of the Nix store

Synopsis

       nix bundle [option…] installable

Examples

       • Bundle Hello:

       # nix bundle nixpkgs#hello
       # ./hello
       Hello, world!

       • Bundle a specific version of Nix:

       # nix bundle github:NixOS/nix/e3ddffb27e5fc37a209cfd843c6f7f6a9460a8ec
       # ./nix --version
       nix (Nix) 2.4pre20201215_e3ddffb

       • Bundle a Hello using a specific bundler:

       # nix bundle --bundler github:NixOS/bundlers#toDockerImage nixpkgs#hello
       # docker load < hello-2.10.tar.gz
       # docker run hello-2.10:latest hello
       Hello, world!

Description

       nix bundle, by default, packs the closure of the installable into a single self-extracting
       executable.  See  the  bundlers  homepage  (https://github.com/NixOS/bundlers)  for   more
       details.

              Note

              This command only works on Linux.

Flake output attributes

       If  no  flake  output  attribute  is  given,  nix  bundle tries the following flake output
       attributes:

       • bundlers.<system>.default

       If an attribute name is given, nix run tries the following flake output attributes:

       • bundlers.<system>.<name>

Bundlers

       A bundler is specified by a flake  output  attribute  named  bundlers.<system>.<name>.  It
       looks like this:

       bundlers.x86_64-linux = rec {
         identity = drv: drv;

         blender_2_79 = drv: self.packages.x86_64-linux.blender_2_79;

         default = identity;
       };

       A  bundler  must  be a function that accepts an arbitrary value (typically a derivation or
       app definition) and returns a derivation.

Options

       • --bundler flake-url
         Use a custom bundler instead of the default (github:NixOS/bundlers).

       • --out-link / -o path
         Override the name of the symlink to the build result. It defaults to the  base  name  of
         the app.

       Common evaluation options:

       • --arg name expr
         Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --argstr name string
         Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --eval-store store-url
         The Nix store to use for evaluations.

       • --impure
         Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.

       • --include / -I path
         Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.

       • --override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
         Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.

       Common flake-related options:

       • --commit-lock-file
         Commit changes to the flake’s lock file.

       • --inputs-from flake-url
         Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries.

       • --no-registries
         Don’t  allow  lookups  in the flake registries. This option is deprecated; use --no-use-
         registries.

       • --no-update-lock-file
         Do not allow any updates to the flake’s lock file.

       • --no-write-lock-file
         Do not write the flake’s newly generated lock file.

       • --override-input input-path flake-url
         Override a specific flake input (e.g. dwarffs/nixpkgs).  This  implies  --no-write-lock-
         file.

       • --recreate-lock-file
         Recreate the flake’s lock file from scratch.

       • --update-input input-path
         Update a specific flake input (ignoring its previous entry in the lock file).

       Options that change the interpretation of installables:

       • --derivation
         Operate on the store derivation rather than its outputs.

       • --expr expr
         Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression expr.

       • --file / -f file
         Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression stored in file.
         If file is the character -, then a Nix expression will be read from standard input.

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