nix-super/src/nix/flake-list-inputs.md
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Examples

  • Show the inputs of the hydra flake:

    # nix flake list-inputs github:NixOS/hydra
    github:NixOS/hydra/bde8d81876dfc02143e5070e42c78d8f0d83d6f7
    ├───nix: github:NixOS/nix/79aa7d95183cbe6c0d786965f0dbff414fd1aa67
    │   ├───lowdown-src: github:kristapsdz/lowdown/1705b4a26fbf065d9574dce47a94e8c7c79e052f
    │   └───nixpkgs: github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ad0d20345219790533ebe06571f82ed6b034db31
    └───nixpkgs follows input 'nix/nixpkgs'
    

Description

This command shows the inputs of the flake specified by the flake referenced flake-url. Since it prints the locked inputs that result from generating or updating the lock file, this command essentially displays the contents of the flake's lock file in human-readable form.

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