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+;;; -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(defun nix-buffer-type ()
+  "Returns:
+
+'home-manager, if the current buffer is a home-manager module
+'nixos, if the current buffer is a nixos module
+nil, if none of the above are the case"
+  (when buffer-file-name
+    (pcase buffer-file-name
+      ((rx (0+ nonl) "system/home" (0+ nonl) ".nix" eos)
+       'home-manager)
+      ((rx (0+ nonl) "system/system" (0+ nonl) ".nix" eos)
+       'nixos))))
+
+(defun set-nix-compile-command ()
+  "Set the compile command for the current buffer based on the type of nix
+buffer it is, per `nix-buffer-type'"
+  (interactive)
+  (when-let ((btype (nix-buffer-type)))
+    (setq-local
+     compile-command
+     (case btype
+       ('home-manager "home-manager switch")
+       ('nixos "sudo nixos-rebuild switch")))))
+
+(add-hook 'nix-mode-hook #'set-nix-compile-command)
+
+(map! (:map nix-mode-map
+       (:n "g SPC" #'compile)))