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nix-instantiate
Evaluate Nix expressions.
NixOS
Verified: 2026-05-10
Syntax
$nix-instantiate [OPTIONS] PATH
Examples
$nix-instantiate default.nix
$nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 1'
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
nix-instantiate --help
Note
Evaluates Nix expressions without building them.
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