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Also, since the initial part is all of the same length, visually parsing a list of packages is easier.
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. ''(? unclear)''


This is what might happen if you don't garbage collect frequently, or if you are testing compilation variants:
This is what might happen if you don't garbage collect frequently, or if you are testing compilation variants: