Add selfinstall --skip-env to avoid shell/profile mutation - #346
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[WIP] Add flag to selfinstall to skip modifying shell profiles and user env
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selfinstall --skip-env to avoid shell/profile mutation
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dnvm selfinstallalways updated the user environment, which made non-interactive bootstrap flows noisy and undesirable in CI. This change adds an explicit opt-out so callers can install thednvmbinary without modifying shell profiles or persistent user environment variables.CLI surface
--skip-envtodnvm selfinstall.--skip-tracking.Self-install behavior
SelfInstallCommand.--skip-envis set.UpdateEnv(...)path entirely, avoiding:$DNVM_HOME/envgenerationPATH/DOTNET_ROOTupdatesUsage
--skip-envpath to ensure profile/env files are left untouched.