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nix registry — Manage a Nix flake registry. See also: `nix flake`. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/st

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Problem

How to use the nix registry command: Manage a Nix flake registry. See also: nix flake. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-registry.html>.

Solution

nix registry — Manage a Nix flake registry. See also: nix flake. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-registry.html>.

Pin the nixpkgs revision to the current version of the upstream repository:

nix registry pin {{nixpkgs}}

Pin an entry to the latest version of the branch, or a particular reivision of a GitHub repository:

nix registry pin {{entry}} {{github:owner/repo/branch_or_revision}}

Add a new entry that always points to the latest version of a GitHub repository, updating automatically:

nix registry add {{entry}} {{github:owner/repo}}

Remove a registry entry:

nix registry remove {{entry}}

See documentation about what Nix flake registries are:

nix registry --help

Code Snippets

Pin the `nixpkgs` revision to the current version of the upstream repository

nix registry pin {{nixpkgs}}

Pin an entry to the latest version of the branch, or a particular reivision of a GitHub repository

nix registry pin {{entry}} {{github:owner/repo/branch_or_revision}}

Add a new entry that always points to the latest version of a GitHub repository, updating automatically

nix registry add {{entry}} {{github:owner/repo}}

Remove a registry entry

nix registry remove {{entry}}

See documentation about what Nix flake registries are

nix registry --help

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tldr-pages: common/nix registry

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