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https://github.com/bluskript/nix-inspect
Interactive tui for inspecting nix configs
https://github.com/bluskript/nix-inspect
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Interactive tui for inspecting nix configs
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bluskript/nix-inspect
- Owner: bluskript
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-04-02T05:45:28.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-05T00:07:07.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-18T12:06:42.982Z (7 days ago)
- Language: Rust
- Size: 221 KB
- Stars: 313
- Watchers: 8
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# nix-inspect
A ranger-like TUI for inspecting your nixos config and other arbitrary nix expressions.
```
nix run github:bluskript/nix-inspect
```
https://github.com/bluskript/nix-inspect/assets/52386117/21cfc643-653c-43c8-abf1-d75c07f15b7f
### Motivation
A lot of the time my workflow using nixos would involve running a series of commands to find the final merged result of my config:
```
❯ : nix repl
nix-repl> :lf /etc/nixos
Added 18 variables.
nix-repl> nixosConfigurations.felys.config.home-manager.users.blusk.stylix.fonts.monospace.name
"Cozette"
```
`nix-inspect` aims to improve on this workflow by offering a interactive way to browse a config and offering quality of life features such as bookmarks and a path navigator mode to get where you need quickly.
### Features
- 🪡 Path navigator to quickly type in or paste a path which live updates as you type (.)
- Supports tab completion!
- 🔍Fuzzy search in the current directory (Ctrl-F or /)
- 🔖 Bookmarks to save important nix paths, automatically populated with your current system and user (s)
- ⌨️ Vim keybindings (hjkl, ctl+u, ctrl+d)
- (planned) 🕑 Recently visited paths tab
### Usage
By default, `nix-inspect` will try to load your config where it is, by default this will be /etc/nixos if you are using flakes or the path in NIX_PATH if you are using legacy. If this behavior is not what you want, `nix-inspect` comes with some flags:
- `--expr` / `-e` - load an arbitrary expression. Example: `nix-inspect -e { a = 1; }`
- `--path` / `-p` - load a config at a specific path. Example: `nix-inspect -p /persist/etc/nixos`
### Key Bindings
| Key | Behavior |
| --------------- | ------------------- |
| q | Exit |
| h / left arrow | Navigate up a level |
| j / down arrow | Select lower item |
| k / up arrow | Select upper item |
| l / right arrow | Enter selected item |
| f / "/" | Search |
| ctrl+d | Half-Page Down |
| ctrl+u | Half-Page Up |
| s | Save bookmark |
| . | Path Navigator mode |
| n | Next Search Occurence |
| N | Previous Search Occurence |
### Installation
This project has been added to nixpkgs, but there may have been changes not yet landed there. It is recommended to use nix-inspect as a flake like so:
```nix
{
inputs = {
nix-inspect.url = "github:bluskript/nix-inspect";
};
}
```
and then reference it in your `environment.systemPackages`:
```nix
{inputs, ...}: {
environment.systemPackages = [
inputs.nix-inspect.packages.default
];
}
```