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  <refentrytitle><filename>configuration.nix</filename></refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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  <refpurpose>NixOS system configuration specification</refpurpose>
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<refsection><title>Description</title>

<para>The file <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>
contains the declarative specification of your NixOS system
configuration.  The command <command>nixos-rebuild</command> takes
this file and realises the system configuration specified
therein.</para>

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<refsection><title>Options</title>

<para>You can use the following options in
<filename>configuration.nix</filename>.</para>

<xi:include href="options-db.xml" />

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