nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/man-configuration.xml

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  <title>Description</title>
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   The file <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename> contains the declarative specification of your NixOS system configuration. The command <command>nixos-rebuild</command> takes this file and realises the system configuration specified therein.
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  <title>Options</title>
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   You can use the following options in <filename>configuration.nix</filename>.
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