nix

introductionwip

the nix store

the build sandbox

references and closures

references and closures

self-references

closures and the garbage collector

the nix language

the nix languageplanned

primitivesplanned

attribute setsplanned

functionsplanned

lazy evaluationplanned

derivations

derivationsplanned

the .drv fileplanned

stdenv and mkDerivationplanned

build phasesplanned

fixed-output derivationsplanned

nixpkgs

the callPackage pattern

overlays and overridesplanned

flakes

why flakes existplanned

inputs and outputsplanned

the lock fileplanned

the nix command

the nix commandplanned

building and runningplanned

shells and environmentsplanned

store commandsplanned

development environments

development environmentsplanned

dev shellsplanned

direnv and nix-direnvplanned

home manager

home managerplanned

nixos

the module systemplanned

building your configplanned

services and hardwareplanned

packaging real software

packaging real softwareplanned

writing a derivation from scratchplanned

language-specific buildersplanned

patches and overridesplanned

flake patterns

flake patternsplanned

flake-partsplanned

status

this chapter is planned

content is outlined and scheduled. check back soon for the first publish.

the callPackage pattern

how nixpkgs wires dependencies together automatically.