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"description lang=en": "Nix reference manual version overview"
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# Nix reference manual
```{toctree}
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Nix pre-release (development)
Nix @nix-latest@ (latest)
Nix @nix-rolling@ (in Nixpkgs rolling)
Nix @nix-stable@ (in Nixpkgs @nixpkgs-stable@)
Nix @nix-prev-stable@ (in Nixpkgs @nixpkgs-prev-stable@)
```
The Nix reference manual is available for multiple versions:
- [Nix pre-release](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download)
Development build from the `master` branch of the [Nix repository](https://github.com/NixOS/nix)
- [Nix @nix-latest@](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/latest/)
Latest Nix release
- [Nix @nix-rolling@](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/rolling/)
Shipped with the rolling release of {term}`Nixpkgs` and {term}`NixOS`
- [Nix @nix-stable@](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/)
Shipped with the latest stable release of {term}`Nixpkgs` and {term}`NixOS`: @nixpkgs-stable@
- [Nix @nix-prev-stable@](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/prev-stable/)
Shipped with the previous stable release of {term}`Nixpkgs` and {term}`NixOS`: @nixpkgs-prev-stable@
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More information on Nixpkgs and NixOS releases: [](channel-branches)
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