nixos-option:tldr:62676

nixos-option: Show recursively all values of a user.

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$ nixos-option -r users.users.${user}

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This command is using the "nixos-option" tool to retrieve the value of the option "users.users.${user}" in the NixOS configuration.

In NixOS, the system configuration is described by a set of options. These options are organized in a tree-like structure, where each node represents a group of related options. The "users" option represents the user accounts configured on the system.

The command uses the variable "${user}" as a placeholder for the specific username you want to query. By using the "-r" option, the command specifies that the value should be read from the active NixOS configuration (usually located at "/etc/nixos/configuration.nix").

The result of the command will be the value stored in "users.users.${user}". This value could be a set of options containing properties like the user's name, home directory, group, etc.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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