tldr/pages/common/nix-env.md

# nix-env

> Manipulate or query Nix user environments.
> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#sec-nix-env>.

- List all installed packages:

`nix-env -q`

- Query installed packages:

`nix-env -q {{search_term}}`

- Query available packages:

`nix-env -qa {{search_term}}`

- Install package:

`nix-env -iA nixpkgs.{{pkg_name}}`

- Install a package from a URL:

`nix-env -i {{pkg_name}} --file {{example.com}}`

- Uninstall package:

`nix-env -e {{pkg_name}}`

- Upgrade one package:

`nix-env -u {{pkg_name}}`

- Upgrade all packages:

`nix-env -u`
Add the nix-env for common 2015-10-30 14:20:12 +11:00			`# nix-env`

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nix-shell, nix-env: add page and fix manual link (#5060) 2021-01-01 17:12:38 -05:00			`> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#sec-nix-env>.`
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nix-env: improve page (#2807) - add example showing installed packages - replace status example with one for searching within installed packages - improve description and token name in the "query available" example 2019-02-28 08:50:42 -08:00			`- List all installed packages:`
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nix-env: improve page (#2807) - add example showing installed packages - replace status example with one for searching within installed packages - improve description and token name in the "query available" example 2019-02-28 08:50:42 -08:00			`nix-env -q`
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nix-env: improve page (#2807) - add example showing installed packages - replace status example with one for searching within installed packages - improve description and token name in the "query available" example 2019-02-28 08:50:42 -08:00			`- Query installed packages:`
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nix-env: improve page (#2807) - add example showing installed packages - replace status example with one for searching within installed packages - improve description and token name in the "query available" example 2019-02-28 08:50:42 -08:00			`nix-env -q {{search_term}}`

			`- Query available packages:`

			`nix-env -qa {{search_term}}`
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nix-env: fix example (#4108) 2020-06-17 23:59:02 +08:00			`nix-env -iA nixpkgs.{{pkg_name}}`
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nix-env: add --file example 2019-10-28 17:33:18 -07:00			`- Install a package from a URL:`

			`nix-env -i {{pkg_name}} --file {{example.com}}`

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			`nix-env -e {{pkg_name}}`

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			`nix-env -u {{pkg_name}}`

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			`nix-env -u`