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nix-instantiate

Evaluate Nix expressions.

NixOS

Last updated: 2026-05-10 Report error

Syntax

$nix-instantiate [OPTIONS] PATH

Examples

Examples

$nix-instantiate default.nix

Examples

$nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 1'

Typical use cases

Evaluate

nix-instantiate default.nix

Direct

nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 1'

Note Evaluates Nix expressions without building them.

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