nix-direnv/README.md
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# nix-direnv
A fast, persistent use_nix implementation for direnv.
Prominent features:
- significantly faster after the first run by caching the nix-shell environment
- prevents garbage collection of build dependencies by symlinking the resulting
shell derivation in the user's `gcroots` (Life is too short to loose your
build cache of your project if you are in a plane without internet connection)
## USAGE
```console
$ git clone https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv $HOME/.nix-direnv
```
Then source the direnvrc from this repository in your own `.direnvrc`
```bash
# put this in ~/.direnvrc
source $HOME/.nix-direnv/direnvrc
```