Build/Test Commands

NixOS Operations

• Rebuild system: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/dots#coco (plain sudo nixos-rebuild switch also works: it follows the /etc/nixos/flake.nix symlink to ~/dots)
• Build without switching: nix build .#nixosConfigurations.coco.config.system.build.toplevel
• Compare with the running system: nix store diff-closures /run/current-system ./result
• Build the home-manager generation: nix build .#nixosConfigurations.coco.config.home-manager.users.cgeorgii.home.activationPackage

Packages

• Build or run a flake package: nix build .#kitty, nix run .#workmux (packages: firefox, kitty, mako, swaylock, whispering, workmux)

Flake Operations

• Check flake: nix flake check
• Show outputs: nix flake show
• Update flake inputs: nix flake update
• Setup dev environment: nix develop (enables pre-commit hooks and development tools)

Formatting

• Format Nix files: nixfmt file.nix

Important Notes

• New files must be tracked by git before nix sees them: git add -N path
• User prefers to run sudo commands manually in a separate terminal
• Always ask before running system-level commands
• All configuration changes should be done declaratively through Nix files