R""( # Examples * Update the `nixpkgs` and `nix` inputs of the flake in the current directory: ```console # nix flake lock --update-input nixpkgs --update-input nix warning: creating lock file '/home/myself/repos/testflake/flake.lock': • Added input 'nix': 'github:NixOS/nix/9fab14adbc3810d5cc1f88672fde1eee4358405c' (2023-06-28) • Added input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3d2d8f281a27d466fa54b469b5993f7dde198375' (2023-06-30) ``` # Description This command updates the lock file of a flake (`flake.lock`) so that it contains a lock for every flake input specified in `flake.nix`. Existing lock file entries are not updated unless required by a flag such as `--update-input`. Note that every command that operates on a flake will also update the lock file if needed, and supports the same flags. Therefore, ```console # nix flake lock --update-input nixpkgs # nix build ``` is equivalent to: ```console # nix build --update-input nixpkgs ``` Thus, this command is only useful if you want to update the lock file separately from any other action such as building. )""