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Expand Up @@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ Or if you want to try graphical applications:
./nix-bundle.sh ivan /bin/ivan
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### Using the `nix bundle` command

This command is provided by Nix, so that Nix ends up calling `nix-bundle` for you.
It requires the `nix-command` and `flakes` experimental features to be enabled.

We use `meta.mainProgram` attribute and other indicators to decide which executable to bundle.

```sh
nix bundle nixpkgs#hello --bundler github:nix-community/nix-bundle
```

## Self-bundling (meta)

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