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# Examples
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* Display all special commands within the REPL:
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# nix repl
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nix-repl> :?
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* Evaluate some simple Nix expressions:
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# nix repl
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nix-repl> 1 + 2
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nix-repl> map (x: x * 2) [1 2 3]
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* Interact with Nixpkgs in the REPL:
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# nix repl '<nixpkgs>'
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Loading '<nixpkgs>'...
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Added 12428 variables.
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nix-repl> emacs.name
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"emacs-27.1"
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nix-repl> emacs.drvPath
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nix-repl> drv = runCommand "hello" { buildInputs = [ hello ]; } "hello; hello > $out"
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nix-repl> :b drv
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this derivation produced the following outputs:
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out -> /nix/store/0njwbgwmkwls0w5dv9mpc1pq5fj39q0l-hello
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nix-repl> builtins.readFile drv
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"Hello, world!\n"
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nix-repl> :log drv
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Hello, world!
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# Description
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This command provides an interactive environment for evaluating Nix
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expressions. (REPL stands for 'read–eval–print loop'.)
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On startup, it loads the Nix expressions named *files* and adds them
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into the lexical scope. You can load addition files using the `:l
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<filename>` command, or reload all files using `:r`.
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