nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-enter.xml
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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle><command>nixos-enter</command>
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="source">NixOS</refmiscinfo>
<!-- <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> -->
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname><command>nixos-enter</command></refname>
<refpurpose>run a command in a NixOS chroot environment</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nixos-enter</command>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--root</option>
</arg>
<replaceable>root</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--system</option>
</arg>
<replaceable>system</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>-c</option>
</arg>
<replaceable>shell-command</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--silent</option>
</arg>
</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--help</option>
</arg>
</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--</option>
</arg>
<replaceable>arguments</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
This command runs a command in a NixOS chroot environment, that is, in a
filesystem hierarchy previously prepared using
<command>nixos-install</command>.
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Options</title>
<para>
This command accepts the following options:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--root</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The path to the NixOS system you want to enter. It defaults to
<filename>/mnt</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--system</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The NixOS system configuration to use. It defaults to
<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/system</filename>. You can enter a
previous NixOS configuration by specifying a path such as
<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/system-106-link</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--command</option>
</term>
<term>
<option>-c</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The bash command to execute.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--silent</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Suppresses all output from the activation script of the target system.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Interpret the remaining arguments as the program name and arguments to be
invoked. The program is not executed in a shell.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
Start an interactive shell in the NixOS installation in
<filename>/mnt</filename>:
</para>
<screen>
# nixos-enter --root /mnt
</screen>
<para>
Run a shell command:
</para>
<screen>
# nixos-enter -c 'ls -l /; cat /proc/mounts'
</screen>
<para>
Run a non-shell command:
</para>
<screen>
# nixos-enter -- cat /proc/mounts
</screen>
</refsection>
</refentry>