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after discussing this with multiple people, I'm convinced that "build task" is more precise: a derivation is not an action, but inert until it is built. also it's easier to pronounce. proposal: use "build task" for the generic concept "description of how to derive new files from the contents of existing files". then it will be easier to distinguish what we mean by "derivation" (a specific data structure and Nix language value type) and "store derivation" (a serialisation of a derivation into a file in the Nix store).
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Example
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Run the daemon in the foreground:
# nix daemon
Description
This command runs the Nix daemon, which is a required component in
multi-user Nix installations. It runs build tasks and other
operations on the Nix store on behalf of non-root users. Usually you
don't run the daemon directly; instead it's managed by a service
management framework such as systemd.
Note that this daemon does not fork into the background.
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