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Alexander Bantyev 1ca4896e3b
Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands (#9959) 
* Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands

Updates the documentation on the new unstable Nix command & subcommands,
and adds a separate page for the Classic Nix commands.

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Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: axtloss <axtlos@getcryst.al>
Co-authored-by: CleanMachine1 <78213164+CleanMachine1@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-04-26 14:15:00 +05:30

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nix why-depends

Show why a package depends on another package. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-why-depends.html.

  • Show why the currently running NixOS system requires a certain store path:

nix why-depends {{/run/current-system}} {{/nix/store/...}}

  • Show why a package from nixpkgs requires another package as a build-time dependency:

nix why-depends --derivation {{nixpkgs#dependent}} {{nixpkgs#dependency}}