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 why-depends
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> Show why a package depends on another package.
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> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-why-depends.html>.
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- Show why the currently running NixOS system requires a certain store path:
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`nix why-depends {{/run/current-system}} {{/nix/store/...}}`
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- Show why a package from nixpkgs requires another package as a _build-time_ dependency:
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`nix why-depends --derivation {{nixpkgs#dependent}} {{nixpkgs#dependency}}`
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