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What are some nice snippets that everyone should have in their NixOS config? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/nix@programming.dev
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I'll start. I just discovered this one. It shows asterisks (*********) while you type your sudo password:

security.sudo.extraConfig = # sh
  ''
    Defaults pwfeedback # Make typed password visible as asterisks
  '';
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago*

Nix-specific shell aliases: nixls is 'cd /etc/nixos && tree *.nix(wrong tree syntax hut you get the gist)nixrs` is a function that...

  • runs git add . and git status in /etc/nixos
  • runs nixos rebuild-switch --flake
  • returns you to whatever directory you were in

lib.mkIf for optional configs

Using let ... In {} more often, basically treating nix as a programming language instead of a config language

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