From 50fec3dcd26dd1d187904e8a8a2ed7d181449f36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:59:35 +0100
Subject: nixos-rebuild: add edit command (#56241)

---
 nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'nixos/modules/installer')

diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
index 361c2e49e05c..27e5b5d8c704 100644
--- 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"
-- 
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