Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

Name

nix flake clone - clone flake repository

Synopsis

nix flake clone [option...] flake-url

Check out the source code of the dwarffs flake and build it:

# nix flake clone dwarffs --dest dwarffs
# cd dwarffs
# nix build

This command performs a Git or Mercurial clone of the repository containing the source code of the flake flake-url.

Common evaluation options:

--arg name expr
Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.
--argstr name string
Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.
--eval-store store-url
The Nix store to use for evaluations.
--impure
Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.
--include / -I path
Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.
--override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.

Common flake-related options:

--commit-lock-file
Commit changes to the flake's lock file.
--inputs-from flake-url
Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries.
--no-registries
Don't allow lookups in the flake registries. This option is deprecated; use --no-use-registries.
--no-update-lock-file
Do not allow any updates to the flake's lock file.
--no-write-lock-file
Do not write the flake's newly generated lock file.
--override-input input-path flake-url
Override a specific flake input (e.g. dwarffs/nixpkgs). This implies --no-write-lock-file.
--recreate-lock-file
Recreate the flake's lock file from scratch.
--update-input input-path
Update a specific flake input (ignoring its previous entry in the lock file).