All one-byte program names in Nixpkgs

samestep · May 6, 2026, 9:35pm

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https://gist.github.com/samestep/2365535dc9afd10458b918919d7c2383

binaries.json

{
  "$": {
    "undollar": "Eat the dollar sign in the command you just pasted into your terminal"
  },
  ",": {
    "comma": "Runs programs without installing them"
  },
  "9": {
    "plan9port": "Plan 9 from User Space",
    "plan9port-wayland": "Plan 9 from User Space (fork with wayland support)"

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binaries.py

import json, os, subprocess as s

os.mkdir("d")
os.symlink(os.environ["NIX_INDEX"], "d/files")

r = {}
for c in map(chr, range(32, 127)):
    p = s.check_output(
        [
            "nix-locate",

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flake.nix

{
  inputs = {
    nix-index-database.url = "github:nix-community/nix-index-database/bc13aeaed568be76eab84df88ff39261bb52ff70";
    nixpkgs.follows = "nix-index-database/nixpkgs";
  };
  outputs =
    { nix-index-database, nixpkgs, ... }:
    let
      s = [
        "x86_64-linux"

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waffle8946 · May 7, 2026, 6:35am

Oneliner which omits the description info, but should still be comprehensive:

nix-locate -w -r /bin/.