Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Quick Start
• Installation
  • Supported Platforms
  • Installing a Binary Distribution
  • Installing Lix from Source
    • Prerequisites
    • Obtaining a Source Distribution
    • Building Lix from Source
  • Using Lix within Docker
  • Security
    • Single-User Mode
    • Multi-User Mode
  • Environment Variables
  • Upgrading Lix
  • Uninstalling Lix
• Package Management
  • Basic Package Management
  • Profiles
  • Garbage Collection
  • Sharing Packages Between Machines
    • Serving a Nix store via HTTP
    • Copying Closures via SSH
    • Serving a Nix store via SSH
    • Serving a Nix store via S3
• Nix Language
  • Data Types
  • Language Constructs
    • String interpolation
  • Operators
  • Derivations
    • Advanced Attributes
  • Built-in Constants
  • Built-in Functions
• Advanced Topics
  • Remote Builds
  • Tuning Cores and Jobs
  • Verifying Build Reproducibility
  • Using the post-build-hook
  • Pasta
• Known Issues
  • Limitations around non-isolated builds
• Command Reference
  • Common Options
  • Common Environment Variables
  • Main Commands
    • nix-build
    • nix-shell
    • nix-store
      • nix-store --add-fixed
      • nix-store --add
      • nix-store --delete
      • nix-store --dump-db
      • nix-store --dump
      • nix-store --export
      • nix-store --gc
      • nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key
      • nix-store --import
      • nix-store --load-db
      • nix-store --optimise
      • nix-store --print-env
      • nix-store --query
      • nix-store --read-log
      • nix-store --realise
      • nix-store --repair-path
      • nix-store --restore
      • nix-store --serve
      • nix-store --verify-path
      • nix-store --verify
    • nix-env
      • nix-env --delete-generations
      • nix-env --install
      • nix-env --list-generations
      • nix-env --query
      • nix-env --rollback
      • nix-env --set-flag
      • nix-env --set
      • nix-env --switch-generation
      • nix-env --switch-profile
      • nix-env --uninstall
      • nix-env --upgrade
  • Utilities
    • nix-channel
    • nix-collect-garbage
    • nix-copy-closure
    • nix-daemon
    • nix-hash
    • nix-instantiate
    • nix-prefetch-url
  • Experimental Commands
    • nix
    • nix build
    • nix bundle
    • nix config
    • nix config show
    • nix copy
    • nix daemon
    • nix derivation
    • nix derivation add
    • nix derivation show
    • nix develop
    • nix doctor
    • nix edit
    • nix eval
    • nix flake
    • nix flake archive
    • nix flake check
    • nix flake clone
    • nix flake info
    • nix flake init
    • nix flake lock
    • nix flake metadata
    • nix flake new
    • nix flake prefetch
    • nix flake show
    • nix flake update
    • nix fmt
    • nix hash
    • nix hash file
    • nix hash path
    • nix hash to-base16
    • nix hash to-base32
    • nix hash to-base64
    • nix hash to-sri
    • nix help
    • nix help-stores
    • nix key
    • nix key convert-secret-to-public
    • nix key generate-secret
    • nix log
    • nix nar
    • nix nar cat
    • nix nar dump-path
    • nix nar ls
    • nix path-info
    • nix print-dev-env
    • nix profile
    • nix profile diff-closures
    • nix profile history
    • nix profile install
    • nix profile list
    • nix profile remove
    • nix profile rollback
    • nix profile upgrade
    • nix profile wipe-history
    • nix realisation
    • nix realisation info
    • nix registry
    • nix registry add
    • nix registry list
    • nix registry pin
    • nix registry remove
    • nix repl
    • nix run
    • nix search
    • nix shell
    • nix store
    • nix store add-file
    • nix store add-path
    • nix store cat
    • nix store copy-log
    • nix store copy-sigs
    • nix store delete
    • nix store diff-closures
    • nix store dump-path
    • nix store gc
    • nix store ls
    • nix store make-content-addressed
    • nix store optimise
    • nix store path-from-hash-part
    • nix store ping
    • nix store prefetch-file
    • nix store repair
    • nix store sign
    • nix store verify
    • nix upgrade-nix
    • nix why-depends
  • Files
    • nix.conf
    • Profiles
      • manifest.nix
      • manifest.json
    • Channels
    • Default Nix expression
• Architecture and Design
  • File System Object
• Protocols
  • Serving Tarball Flakes
  • Derivation "ATerm" file format
• Glossary
• Contributing
  • Hacking
  • Testing
  • Experimental Features
  • Deprecated Features
  • CLI guideline
  • C++ style guide
• Release Notes
  • Upcoming release
  • Lix 2.95 (2026-03-13)
  • Lix 2.94 (2025-11-17)
  • Lix 2.93 (2025-05-09)
  • Lix 2.92 (2025-01-18)
  • Lix 2.91 (2024-08-12)
  • Lix 2.90 (2024-07-10)
  • Nix 2.18 (2023-09-20)
  • Nix 2.17 (2023-07-24)
  • Nix 2.16 (2023-05-31)
  • Nix 2.15 (2023-04-11)
  • Nix 2.14 (2023-02-28)
  • Nix 2.13 (2023-01-17)
  • Nix 2.12 (2022-12-06)
  • Nix 2.11 (2022-08-25)
  • Nix 2.10 (2022-07-11)
  • Nix 2.9 (2022-05-30)
  • Nix 2.8 (2022-04-19)
  • Nix 2.7 (2022-03-07)
  • Nix 2.6 (2022-01-24)
  • Nix 2.5 (2021-12-13)
  • Nix 2.4 (2021-11-01)
  • Nix 2.3 (2019-09-04)
  • Nix 2.2 (2019-01-11)
  • Nix 2.1 (2018-09-02)
  • Nix 2.0 (2018-02-22)
  • Nix 1.11.10 (2017-06-12)
  • Nix 1.11 (2016-01-19)
  • Nix 1.10 (2015-09-03)
  • Nix 1.9 (2015-06-12)
  • Nix 1.8 (2014-12-14)
  • Nix 1.7 (2014-04-11)
  • Nix 1.6.1 (2013-10-28)
  • Nix 1.6 (2013-09-10)
  • Nix 1.5.2 (2013-05-13)
  • Nix 1.5 (2013-02-27)
  • Nix 1.4 (2013-02-26)
  • Nix 1.3 (2013-01-04)
  • Nix 1.2 (2012-12-06)
  • Nix 1.1 (2012-07-18)
  • Nix 1.0 (2012-05-11)
  • Nix 0.16 (2010-08-17)
  • Nix 0.15 (2010-03-17)
  • Nix 0.14 (2010-02-04)
  • Nix 0.13 (2009-11-05)
  • Nix 0.12 (2008-11-20)
  • Nix 0.11 (2007-12-31)
  • Nix 0.10.1 (2006-10-11)
  • Nix 0.10 (2006-10-06)
  • Nix 0.9.2 (2005-09-21)
  • Nix 0.9.1 (2005-09-20)
  • Nix 0.9 (2005-09-16)
  • Nix 0.8.1 (2005-04-13)
  • Nix 0.8 (2005-04-11)
  • Nix 0.7 (2005-01-12)
  • Nix 0.6 (2004-11-14)
  • Nix 0.5 and earlier