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nix-env — Manipulate or query Nix user environments. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/comm

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Problem

How to use the nix-env command: Manipulate or query Nix user environments. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-env.html>.

Solution

nix-env — Manipulate or query Nix user environments. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-env.html>.

List all installed packages:

nix-env {{[-q|--query]}}

Query installed packages (regex is supported):

nix-env {{[-q|--query]}} {{search_pattern}}

Query available packages from the Nixpkgs registry:

nix-env {{[-qa|--query --available]}} {{search_pattern}}

Install a package from the Nixpkgs registry:

nix-env {{[-iA|--install --attr]}} nixpkgs.{{pkg_name}}

Install a package from a custom URL:

nix-env {{[-i|--install]}} {{pkg_name}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{example.com}}

Uninstall a package:

nix-env {{[-e|--uninstall]}} {{pkg_name}}

Upgrade a package:

nix-env {{[-u|--upgrade]}} {{pkg_name}}

Get usage help for a specific operation (--install, --upgrade, etc.):

nix-env --help --{{option_name}}

Code Snippets

List all installed packages

nix-env {{[-q|--query]}}

Query installed packages (`regex` is supported)

nix-env {{[-q|--query]}} {{search_pattern}}

Query available packages from the Nixpkgs registry

nix-env {{[-qa|--query --available]}} {{search_pattern}}

Install a package from the Nixpkgs registry

nix-env {{[-iA|--install --attr]}} nixpkgs.{{pkg_name}}

Install a package from a custom URL

nix-env {{[-i|--install]}} {{pkg_name}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{example.com}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/nix-env

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