Name¶

nix flake new - create a flake in the specified directory from a template

Synopsis¶

nix flake new [option…] dest-dir

Examples¶

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Create a flake using the default template in the directory hello:

# nix flake new hello

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List available templates:

# nix flake show templates

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Create a flake from a specific template in the directory hello:

# nix flake new hello -t templates#trivial

Description¶

This command creates a flake in the directory dest-dir, which must not already exist. It’s equivalent to:

# mkdir dest-dir
# cd dest-dir
# nix flake init

Options¶

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--template / -t template
The template to use.

Common evaluation options:

• --arg name expr
  Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.
• --argstr name string
  Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.
• --eval-store store-url
  The Nix store to use for evaluations.
• --impure
  Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.
• --include / -I path
  Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.
• --override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
  Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.