nix-flake
manages Nix flakes
TLDR
Show flake info
$ nix flake show
Update flake inputs$ nix flake update
Lock flake inputs$ nix flake lock
Initialize new flake$ nix flake init
Check flake$ nix flake check
Show flake metadata$ nix flake metadata
Clone flake$ nix flake clone [github:owner/repo]
SYNOPSIS
nix flake [command] [options]
DESCRIPTION
nix flake manages Nix flakes. Flakes provide reproducible, hermetic packages.The tool handles flake.nix files. Manages inputs and outputs.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Flake subcommand.show
Show flake outputs.update
Update inputs.lock
Lock inputs.init
Initialize flake.check
Validate flake.--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install nix-bin
sudo dnf install nix
sudo pacman -S nix
sudo apk add nix
sudo zypper install nix
nix profile install nixpkgs#nix
CAVEATS
Requires experimental features. flake.nix required. Lock file generated.
HISTORY
Nix flakes were introduced in Nix 2.4 to provide reproducible and composable package definitions.
SEE ALSO
nix(1), nix-build(1), nix-develop(1)