nixos-rebuild: add edit command

NixOS · Feb 24, 2019 · 49c4d61 · 49c4d61
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commit 49c4d61
Showing 1 changed file with 8 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
       --help)
         showSyntax
         ;;
-      switch|boot|test|build|dry-build|dry-run|dry-activate|build-vm|build-vm-with-bootloader)
+      switch|boot|test|build|edit|dry-build|dry-run|dry-activate|build-vm|build-vm-with-bootloader)
         if [ "$i" = dry-run ]; then i=dry-build; fi
         action="$i"
         ;;
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ if [ -z "$_NIXOS_REBUILD_REEXEC" -a -n "$canRun" -a -z "$fast" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Find configuration.nix and open editor instead of building.
+if [ "$action" = edit ]; then
+    NIXOS_CONFIG=${NIXOS_CONFIG:-$(nix-instantiate --find-file nixos-config)}
+    exec "${EDITOR:-nano}" "$NIXOS_CONFIG"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 
 tmpDir=$(mktemp -t -d nixos-rebuild.XXXXXX)
 SSHOPTS="$NIX_SSHOPTS -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPath=$tmpDir/ssh-%n -o ControlPersist=60"