nixos-rebuild
nixos-rebuild
TLDR
Build and switch to the new configuration, making it the boot default
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Build and switch to the new configuration, making it the boot default and naming the boot entry
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch -p [name]
Build and switch to the new configuration, making it the boot default and installing updates
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade
Rollback changes to the configuration, switching to the previous generation
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch --rollback
Build the new configuration and make it the boot default without switching to it
$ sudo nixos-rebuild boot
Build and activate the new configuration, but don't make a boot entry (for testing purposes)
$ sudo nixos-rebuild test
Build the configuration and open it in a virtual machine
$ sudo nixos-rebuild build-vm
