nix-index

Quickly find files in nixpkgs.

NixOS

Last updated: 2026-05-11 Report error

Syntax

$nix-index [OPTIONS] [PATTERN]

Examples

$nix-index bash

Examples

$nix-locate bin/rg

Typical use cases

Find file

nix-locate bin/rg

Package hint

nix-index bash

Note Builds/uses an index to find which package provides a specific file.

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