From f0a4f1908744fc9ad3e2ba3ff6c60cb2d65a56d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= <joerg@thalheim.io>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:39:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add description + example for nix flake archive

Update src/nix/flake-archive.md

Update src/nix/flake-archive.md
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 src/nix/flake-archive.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/nix/flake-archive.md b/src/nix/flake-archive.md
index 85bbeeb16..18c735b11 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake-archive.md
+++ b/src/nix/flake-archive.md
@@ -22,8 +22,20 @@ R""(
   # nix flake archive --json --dry-run nixops
   ```
 
+* Upload all flake inputs to a different machine for remote evaluation
+
+  ```
+  # nix flake archive --to ssh://some-machine
+  ```
+
+  On the remote machine the flake can then be accessed via its store path. That's computed like this:
+
+  ```
+  # nix flake metadata --json | jq -r '.path'
+  ```
+
 # Description
 
-FIXME
+Copy a flake and all its inputs to a store. This is useful i.e. to evaluate flakes on a different host.
 
 )""