Nix Eval is used to evaluate Nix Expressions, right inside of the terminal.
Note: Unlike nix repl
, we will be provided a interactive session.
- Within the directory you want to evaluate you configuration, type
nix eval .#
into a terminal. - From here, you can use the
tab key
to see what other options could be presented. - Once you find the options or files you want to evaluate, press enter.
Source: Nix Reference Manual - nix eval