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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