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* requires disk space for caching
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There are third party tools that allow searching for packages similarly to <code>nix search</code>, namely:
* [https://github.com/diamondburned/nix-search diamondburned/nix-search]: A faster and channel-compatible <code>nix search</code> using only stable Nix tools (no [[flakes]] required) which creates a local database with a package index.


== Using the <code>nix-env</code> command ==
== Using the <code>nix-env</code> command ==