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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 edit
> Open the Nix expression of a Nix package in $EDITOR.
> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-edit.html>.
- Open the source of the Nix expression of a package from nixpkgs in your `$EDITOR`:
`nix edit {{nixpkgs#pkg}}`
- Dump the source of a package to stdout:
`EDITOR=cat nix edit {{nixpkgs#pkg}}`