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# nh
> Modern helper utility tool for the Nix/NixOS ecosystem.
> Some subcommands such as `os`, `home`, `clean`, `search` have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://github.com/nix-community/nh#usage>.
- Build and switch to a specified NixOS flake configuration:
`nh os switch {{path/to/flake}}`
- Build and switch to a specified Home Manager flake configuration:
`nh home switch {{path/to/flake}}`
- Build and switch to a nix-darwin flake configuration:
`nh darwin switch {{path/to/flake}} {{[-H|--hostname]}} {{host}}`
- Collect all garbage and gcroots from the Nix store:
`nh clean all {{[-a|--ask]}}`
- Search for a package in Nixpkgs:
`nh search {{name}}`
- Generate shell completions for a specified shell:
`nh completions {{shell}}`