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[feature] `init` option to create a tiny shell.nix skeleton

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#316 geöffnet am 12. Apr. 2021

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Just a little suggestion here:

I (and at least one of my colleagues) often create ad-hoc nix shells for existing and new projects, and would love it if we could effectively bootstrap a little nix project environment that uses niv using niv init --shell or similar. If --shell is provided and there is no existing shell.nix, a tiny shell.nix template that gets its packages from niv's nixpkgs would be created.

I know this is probably somewhat orthogonal to the tool's goals, and of course what constitutes a "good" shell.nix is a matter of opinion, but I think this would be a real timesaver for many users.

Thanks again for niv!

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