devenv-tasks(1)
hey bestie π welcome to the devenv-tasks(1) page from the General Commands Manual β itβs all about running tasks, and the official link is literally https://devenv.sh/tasks/ β¨
π¦ NAME π¦
devenv-tasks - Run tasks. https://devenv.sh/tasks/
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
devenv tasks [--user-config] [--from] [-o|--override-input]
[-O|--option] [-j|--max-jobs] [-u|--cores] [-s|--system] [-i|--impure]
[--no-impure] [--offline] [--nix-option] [--nix-debugger] [-c|--clean]
[-P|--profile] [--reload] [--no-reload] [--shell] [--eval-cache]
[--no-eval-cache] [--refresh-eval-cache] [--refresh-task-cache]
[--secretspec-provider] [--secretspec-profile] [--trace-to]
[-v|--verbose] [-q|--quiet] [--tui] [--no-tui] [-h|--help] <subcommands>
π DESCRIPTION π
Run tasks. https://devenv.sh/tasks/
Thatβs the whole vibe: this is the task-running page, and the link above is the main-character link π
πΈ OPTIONS πΈ
--user-config <USER_CONFIG>β Use this user configuration file instead of the XDG default. Very specific, very intentional, we love that for you π
π INPUT OVERRIDES π
--from <FROM>β Source fordevenv.nix.
Can be either a filesystem path (with path: prefix) or a flake input reference.
Examples:
--from github:cachix/devenv
--from github:cachix/devenv?dir=examples/simple
--from path:/absolute/path/to/project
--from path:./relative/path
-o,--override-input <NAME> <URI>β Override inputs indevenv.yaml.
Examples:
--override-input nixpkgs github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable
--override-input nixpkgs path:/path/to/local/nixpkgs
-O,--option <OPTION:TYPE> <VALUE>β Override configuration options with typed values.
OPTION must include a type: <attribute>:<type> Supported types: string, int, float, bool, path, pkg, pkgs
List types (pkgs) append to existing values by default. Add a ! suffix to replace instead: pkgs!
Examples:
--option languages.rust.channel:string beta
--option services.postgres.enable:bool true
--option languages.python.version:string 3.10
--option packages:pkgs "ncdu git" (appends to packages)
--option packages:pkgs! "ncdu git" (replaces all packages)
π₯ NIX OPTIONS π₯
-j,--max-jobs <MAX_JOBS>β Maximum number of Nix builds to run concurrently.
Defaults to 1/4 of available CPU cores (minimum 1). Math but make it build-y β¨
-u,--cores <CORES>β Number of CPU cores available to each build.
Defaults to available cores divided by max-jobs (minimum 1).
-s,--system <SYSTEM>β Override the target system.
Defaults to the host system (e.g. aarch64-darwin, x86_64-linux).
-i,--impureβ Relax the hermeticity of the environment.--no-impureβ Force a hermetic environment, overriding config.--offlineβ Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.--nix-option <NAME> <VALUE>β Pass additional options to nix commands.
These options are passed directly to Nix using the --option flag. See man nix.conf for the full list of available options.
Examples:
--nix-option sandbox false
--nix-option keep-outputs true
--nix-option system x86_64-darwin
--nix-debuggerβ Enter the Nix debugger on failure. Dramatic entrance: debugger edition π
π SHELL OPTIONS π
-c,--clean [<CLEAN>...]β Ignore existing environment variables when entering the shell. Pass a list of comma-separated environment variables to let through.-P,--profile <PROFILES>β Activate one or more profiles defined indevenv.nix.
Profiles allow you to define different configurations that can be merged with your base configuration.
See https://devenv.sh/profiles for more information.
Examples:
--profile python-3.14
--profile backend --profile fast-startup
--reloadβ Enable auto-reload when config files change (default).--no-reloadβ Disable auto-reload when config files change.--shell <SHELL_TYPE>β Shell to use for interactive sessions (bash,zsh,fish,nu).
Possible values:
bashzshfishnu
π CACHE OPTIONS π
--eval-cacheβ Enable caching of Nix evaluation results (default).--no-eval-cacheβ Disable caching of Nix evaluation results.--refresh-eval-cacheβ Force a refresh of the Nix evaluation cache.--refresh-task-cacheβ Force a refresh of the task cache. Fresh cache, fresh vibes π§
π§ SECRETSPEC OPTIONS π§
--secretspec-provider <SECRETSPEC_PROVIDER>β Override the secretspec provider.--secretspec-profile <SECRETSPEC_PROFILE>β Override the secretspec profile.
β TRACING OPTIONS β
--trace-to <TRACE_TO>β Enable tracing and set output destination(s). Can be repeated for multiple outputs.
Syntax: [format:]destination
Examples:
--trace-to stderr # json to stderr
--trace-to pretty:stderr # pretty format
to stderr
--trace-to json:file:/tmp/trace.json # JSON to file
--trace-to otlp-grpc # OTLP gRPC to
default endpoint
--trace-to otlp-grpc:http://collector:4317 # OTLP gRPC to
custom endpoint
Multiple outputs:
--trace-to pretty:stderr --trace-to json:file:/tmp/t.json
Destinations: stdout, stderr, file:<path>, http(s)://<host>:<port> Formats: json (default), pretty, full, otlp-grpc, otlp-http-protobuf, otlp-http-json
When format is omitted, defaults to json. Tracing is disabled by default.
[env: DEVENV_TRACE_TO=] (comma-separated) [env: DEVENV_TRACE_DEFAULT_TO=] (comma-separated, used only when no explicit tracing is configured; set to empty string to suppress)
π GLOBAL OPTIONS π
-v,--verboseβ Enable additional debug logs.-q,--quietβ Silence all logs. Not a single peep, iconic π--tui <TUI>β Enable the interactive terminal interface (default when interactive).
Possible values:
truefalse
--no-tuiβ Disable the interactive terminal interface.-h,--helpβ Print help (see a summary with'-h').
π SUBCOMMANDS π
devenv-tasks-run(1)β Run tasks.devenv-tasks-list(1)β List all available tasks.
okay thatβs the whole page, bestie π this devenv-tasks(1) icon is from the General Commands Manual, footer source/version vibe is tasks, the page label is devenv-tasks(1), and the date is not listed β minimal, mysterious, slay πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: devenv 2.4.0
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms