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nix flake — Manage Nix flakes. Some subcommands such as `init`, `show`, `info` have their own usage documentatio

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Problem

How to use the nix flake command: Manage Nix flakes. Some subcommands such as init, show, info have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.html>.

Solution

nix flake — Manage Nix flakes. Some subcommands such as init, show, info have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.html>.

Update all inputs (dependencies) of the flake in the current directory:

nix flake update

Update a specific input (dependency) of the flake in the current directory:

nix flake update {{input}}

Clone a GitHub repository containing a flake:

nix flake clone {{github:owner/repo#attributes}}

Create missing lock file entries for a flake in a specified directory:

nix flake lock {{path/to/flake}}

Display help:

nix flake --help

Code Snippets

Update all inputs (dependencies) of the flake in the current directory

nix flake update

Update a specific input (dependency) of the flake in the current directory

nix flake update {{input}}

Clone a GitHub repository containing a flake

nix flake clone {{github:owner/repo#attributes}}

Create missing lock file entries for a flake in a specified directory

nix flake lock {{path/to/flake}}

Display help

nix flake --help

Context

tldr-pages: common/nix flake

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