Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands (#9959)
* Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands Updates the documentation on the new unstable Nix command & subcommands, and adds a separate page for the Classic Nix commands. --------- Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: axtloss <axtlos@getcryst.al> Co-authored-by: CleanMachine1 <78213164+CleanMachine1@users.noreply.github.com>
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# Nix classic interface
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> A classic, stable interface to a powerful package manager that makes package management reliable, reproducible, and declarative.
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> Some Nix commands such as `nix-build`, `nix-shell`, `nix-env`, and `nix-store` have their own pages. See also: `tldr nix`.
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> More information: <https://nixos.org>.
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- Search for a package in nixpkgs via its name:
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`nix-env -qaP {{search_term_regexp}}`
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- Start a shell with the specified packages available:
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`nix-shell -p {{pkg1 pkg2 pkg3...}}`
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- Install some packages permanently:
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`nix-env -iA {{nixpkgs.pkg1 nixpkgs.pkg2...}}`
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- Show all dependencies of a store path (package), in a tree format:
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`nix-store --query --tree {{/nix/store/...}}`
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- Update the channels (repositories):
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`nix-channel --update`
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- Remove unused paths from Nix store:
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`nix-collect-garbage`
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