Michael Lynch 12/29/2023

Use a Nix Flake without Adding it to Git

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This technical guide explains how to use Nix flakes in development environments when working with repositories that haven't adopted Nix. It details three practical solutions: creating a wrapper parent directory, hiding changes from Git using assume-unchanged, and configuring Nix to ignore Git while using local exclude files.

Use a Nix Flake without Adding it to Git

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