From 4f29c32f00151b126844760ea4920fee73e40397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Janse Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 02:46:18 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] nix: add page (#2808) --- pages/common/nix.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/common/nix.md diff --git a/pages/common/nix.md b/pages/common/nix.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3b8bab7950 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/nix.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# nix + +> Utilities for the Nix language and store. + +- Search for a package via its name or description: + +`nix search {{search_term}}` + +- Start a Nix shell with the specified packages available: + +`nix run {{nixpkgs.pkg1 nixpkgs.pkg2 nixpkgs.pkg3...}}` + +- Optimise Nix store disk usage by combining duplicate files: + +`nix optimise-store` + +- Start an interactive environment for evaluating Nix expressions: + +`nix repl` + +- Upgrade Nix to the latest stable version: + +`nix upgrade-nix`