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Nix language has decent syntax highlighting (SH) support among popular code editors, but refactoring/autocomplete is still rare.
Nix language has decent syntax highlighting (SH) support among popular code editors, but refactoring/autocomplete is still rare.


Reference: [[Editor Modes for Nix Files]]


== Tips & Tricks ==
== Tips & Tricks ==
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This trick might be helpful in combination with [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#builtin-getEnv <code>builtins.getEnv</code>], which returns a string (which might be a path). Be careful, depending on environment variables introduces heavy non-determinism and might lead to rebuilds!
This trick might be helpful in combination with [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#builtin-getEnv <code>builtins.getEnv</code>], which returns a string (which might be a path). Be careful, depending on environment variables introduces heavy non-determinism and might lead to rebuilds!
Reference: [[Editor Modes for Nix Files]]


[[Category:Discussion]]
[[Category:Discussion]]
[[Category:Nix Language]]
[[Category:Nix Language]]
[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Incomplete]]