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<refentry>
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>nix-instantiate</refname>
    <refpurpose>generate Nix expressions from a high-level description</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>fix</command>
      <group choice='opt' rep='repeat'>
        <arg><option>--verbose</option></arg>
        <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
      </group>
      <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>files</replaceable></arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
      The command <command>fix</command> generates Nix expressions from
      expressions is Fix's own high-level language.  While Nix expressions are
      very primitive and not intended to be written directly, Fix expressions
      are quite easy to write.
    </para>

  </refsect1>

</refentry>


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