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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# nix eval
> Evaluate a Nix expression and print the result to `stdout`.
> More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-eval.html>.
- Evaluate Nix flake attributes in the current directory:
`nix eval .#{{attributes}}`
- Evaluate a given Nix expression:
`nix eval --expr '{{your_expression}}'`
- Evaluate a Nix expression from a specified file:
`nix eval --file {{path/to/file}}`
- Print the store path of the specified package from nixpkgs:
`nix eval {{nixpkgs#pkg}} --raw`
- Evaluate attributes from a flake directly from GitHub:
`nix eval {{github:owner/repo#attributes}}`
- Evaluate a given lambda function passing the specified package as argument:
`nix eval {{nixpkgs#pkg}} --apply '{{lambda_function}}'`