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(Rather than having to type out the full package name, then 4-5 characters of the hash.) | (Rather than having to type out the full package name, then 4-5 characters of the hash.) | ||
Also | Also, since the initial part is all of the same length, visually parsing a list of packages is easier. | ||
If you still wonder why, run <code>ls -1 /nix/store | sort -R -t - -k 2 | less</code> in your shell. | If you still wonder why, run <code>ls -1 /nix/store | sort -R -t - -k 2 | less</code> in your shell. | ||