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NixOS/nix

Nix, the purely functional package manager

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Jun 6, 2026
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C++
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Make `NarInfo` use `CompressionAlgo`
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NixOS / nix · #15022 · Jan 20, 2026 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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repl complete: support quoted attributes
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NixOS / nix · #13760 · Aug 15, 2025 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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`nix-store --register-validity` is undocumented
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NixOS / nix · #13303 · May 31, 2025 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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Add builtins.canonicalPath
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NixOS / nix · #13111 · Apr 29, 2025 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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File '/dev/full' has an unsupported type in / in Docker
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NixOS / nix · #11217 · Jul 29, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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C API: Logging callbacks
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NixOS / nix · #11036 · Jul 4, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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Move examples in classic commands closer to the top
documentationgood first issue
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NixOS / nix · #10717 · May 14, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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Use portable C++ Pseudorandom number generator
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NixOS / nix · #10541 · Apr 17, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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Switch to std::format
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NixOS / nix · #10294 · Mar 22, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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`derivationOf` primop
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NixOS / nix · #10120 · Mar 1, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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feat: substituter: show redirect destination on failure
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NixOS / nix · #9998 · Feb 12, 2024 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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fetchTree: use last-modified HTTP header where possible
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NixOS / nix · #9067 · Sep 29, 2023 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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List and document experimental features in one place
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NixOS / nix · #8466 · Jun 7, 2023 · C++ · 9,803 stars

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