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diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
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+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "common-args.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct NixArgs : virtual MultiCommand, virtual MixCommonArgs
+{
+    NixArgs() : MultiCommand(*RegisterCommand::commands), MixCommonArgs("nix")
+    {
+        mkFlag('h', "help", "show usage information", [=]() {
+            printHelp(programName, std::cout);
+            std::cout << "\nNote: this program is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.\n";
+            throw Exit();
+        });
+
+        mkFlag(0, "version", "show version information", std::bind(printVersion, programName));
+    }
+};
+
+void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    initNix();
+    initGC();
+
+    string programName = baseNameOf(argv[0]);
+
+    {
+        auto legacy = (*RegisterLegacyCommand::commands)[programName];
+        if (legacy) return legacy(argc, argv);
+    }
+
+    NixArgs args;
+
+    args.parseCmdline(argvToStrings(argc, argv));
+
+    assert(args.command);
+
+    args.command->prepare();
+    args.command->run();
+}
+
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    return nix::handleExceptions(argv[0], [&]() {
+        nix::mainWrapped(argc, argv);
+    });
+}