https://github.com/niksingh710/nsearch

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https://github.com/niksingh710/nsearch

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/niksingh710/nsearch
• Owner: niksingh710
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2024-08-09T05:49:30.000Z (3 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-09T23:19:50.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-28T09:01:20.230Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: index, nix, nixos, nixpkgs, package, search
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 24.4 KB
• Stars: 24
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
> [!NOTE]

> I've been using the Nix website to search for packages, and while it worked fine, it required me to open the site, enter the search string, and go through the process each time. Although the nix search nixpkgs command worked, it took some time to load and evaluate everything.

>

> Later, a friend on Discord _(.sszark)_ shared a command with me that allows searching for packages using fzf. Although I eventually learned about nix-index, I had already created this script. So, here we are.

### HOW?

```

nix run github:niksingh710/nsearch

```

##### Install

```

# flake input

nsearch = {

  url = "github:niksingh710/nsearch";

  inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";

};

environment.systemPackages = [

  inputs.nsearch.packages.${pkgs.system}.default

];

```

### WHAT?

![out](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9dc4b25d-529b-4326-91c8-af6dbc35baee)

![out](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00c24bf4-6372-4053-a812-383829d81c6e)

> [!TIP]

> Use fzf multimode to select multiple packages.

>

> ```bash

> NSEARCH_FZF_CMD="fzf --multi --bind='ctrl-space:select' --bind='ctrl-/:deselect' "

> ```

Make the bellow script your `shell` command as replacement of `nix-shell` command.

```bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Initialize empty arrays for package names and options

ps=()

os=()

# Loop through all the arguments

for p in "$@"; do

    if [[ "$p" != --* ]]; then

        # If not an option, add it to the package names array

        ps+=("nixpkgs#$p")

    else

        # If it is an option, add it to the options array

        os+=("$p")

    fi

done

# Construct the command

cmd="SHELL=$(which zsh) IN_NIX_SHELL=\"impure\" nix shell ${os[*]} ${ps[*]}"

echo "Executing \`$cmd\`..."

# Execute the command

eval $cmd

```

Then you can use the below command to easily initialize the nix-shell with multiple packages.

```bash

shell $(nsearch)

```

> [!TIP]

> You can also map `nsearch` to a keybind in zsh via widgets.

### Any type of input feedback or modification is welcome.

Addition of new features, bug fixes, and improvements are always welcome.