| 23 Aug 2023 |
 @linus:schreibt.jetzt | this is all not ideal, and I have some thoughts about what a future replacement for nixos-rebuild and nixos-install should look like, as do others https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/54188 | 12:02:30 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | (just as a disclaimer that this is how it currently is, but don't actually think it's cool and great :D ) | 12:02:50 |
 artemis | _nods_ | 12:03:27 |
| artemis | can you point me at where the source and/or docs for the nixos-install command is? | 12:03:50 |
| artemis | i cant seem to view help on my machine | 12:03:57 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | is it a nixos machine? | 12:04:08 |
| artemis | no | 12:04:11 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | aah ok | 12:04:13 |
| artemis | ```
[nix-shell:~]$ nixos-install -h
/nix/store/05fq6sq2jwhkqiqh0i4bfcrfdh07c2l5-nixos-install-tools-23.11pre517312.9d757ec49866/bin/nixos-install: unknown option `-h'
[nix-shell:~]$ nixos-install --help
No manual entry for nixos-install
``` | 12:04:22 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | heh | 12:04:28 |
| artemis | yeah this is just me nix-shelling into it | 12:04:35 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | weird, nix-shell usually provides manpages... | 12:04:44 |
| artemis | i dont see it adding anything to my MANPATH so i guess it makes sense | 12:05:51 |
| artemis | the only nix thing i have on MANPATH is $HOME/.nix-profile/share/man | 12:06:08 |
| artemis | which does have some stuff in it but its stuff i think i actually installed rather than just shelling into | 12:06:27 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | artemis: hm, which package are you getting via nix-shell? | 13:00:40 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | nixos-install-tools does seem to include the manpages | 13:00:47 |
| artemis | nixos-install-tools | 13:00:55 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | and you're using nix-shell, not nix shell? | 13:01:14 |
| artemis | right | 13:01:17 |
| artemis | nix-shell -p nixos-install-tools | 13:01:24 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | huh, same thing for me | 13:01:31 |
| @linus:schreibt.jetzt | does it only work for packages with a split man output..? | 13:01:38 |
| artemis | i dont think it works for anything for me | 13:02:38 |
