nix-super/src/nix/derivation-add.md
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# Description
This command reads from standard input a JSON representation of a
[store derivation] to which an [*installable*](./nix.md#installables) evaluates.
Store derivations are used internally by Nix. They are store paths with
extension `.drv` that represent the build-time dependency graph to which
a Nix expression evaluates.
[store derivation]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation
`nix derivation add` takes a single derivation in the following format:
{{#include ../../protocols/json/derivation.md}}
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