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This article is about the new <code>nix</code> command and all of its subcommands. The new <code>nix</code> command is intended to unify many different | This article is about the new <code>nix</code> command and all of its subcommands. The new <code>nix</code> command is intended to unify many different Nix package manager utilities that exist currently as many separate commands, eg. <code>nix-build</code>, <code>nix-shell</code>, etc. | ||
See the [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html Nix manual] for a complete reference. | See the [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html Nix manual] for a complete reference. | ||
Revision as of 08:12, 4 August 2022
This article is about the new nix command and all of its subcommands. The new nix command is intended to unify many different Nix package manager utilities that exist currently as many separate commands, eg. nix-build, nix-shell, etc.
See the Nix manual for a complete reference.
Enabling the nix command
In nix 2.4 the nix command must be enabled explicitly set. You can do this in a few different ways.
For an individual invocation, eg.
nix --experimental-features nix-command build ...Or by setting a user-specific configuration,
# ~/.config/nix/nix.conf
experimental-features = nix-command
in ~/.config/nix/nix.conf.
Or system-wide with
# /etc/nix/nix.conf
{ pkgs, ... }: {
nix.extraOptions = ''
experimental-features = nix-command
'';
}
in /etc/nix/nix.conf on NixOS.