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#+TITLE: NixOS layer
#+TAGS: layer|os
[[file:img/nixos.png]]
* Table of Contents :TOC_5_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
- [[#features][Features:]]
- [[#install][Install]]
- [[#layer][Layer]]
- [[#format-on-save][Format on save]]
- [[#configuration][Configuration]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
- [[#nixos-options][NixOS Options]]
* Description
This layer adds tools for better integration of Emacs in NixOS.
** Features:
- Nix-mode using [[https://github.com/NixOS/nix-mode][nix-mode]]
- Automatic formatting via [[https://github.com/serokell/nixfmt][nixfmt]]
- Auto-completion of NixOS Options using [[https://github.com/travisbhartwell/nix-emacs/blob/master/company-nixos-options.el][company-nixos-options]]
- Helm Lookup for NixOS Options [[https://github.com/travisbhartwell/nix-emacs/blob/master/helm-nixos-options.el][helm-nixos-options]]
* Install
** Layer
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =nixos= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.
** Format on save
To enable automatic formatting on save, set the layer variable
~nixos-format-on-save~ to ~t~:
#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
(nixos :variables nixos-format-on-save t)
#+END_SRC
* Configuration
On some systems, =company-nixos-options= may be very slow. If this is the case,
see the section on disabling the [[https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/develop/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org#disabling-layer-services-in-other-layers][disabling auto-complete]] for the =nixos= layer.
* Key bindings
** NixOS Options
| Key binding | Description |
|-------------+----------------------------|
| ~SPC h >~ | Call helm-nixos-options |
| ~SPC m = =~ | Format buffer using nixfmt |