nix-super/src/nix/flake-new.md

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Examples

• Create a flake using the default template in the directory hello:

  # nix flake new hello
  

• List available templates:

  # nix flake show templates
  

• Create a flake from a specific template in the directory hello:

  # nix flake new hello -t templates#trivial
  

Description

This command creates a flake in the directory dest-dir, which must not already exist. It's equivalent to:

# mkdir dest-dir
# cd dest-dir
# nix flake init

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