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R""(
# Examples
* Open the Nix expression of the GNU Hello package:
```console
# nix edit nixpkgs#hello
```
* Get the filename and line number used by `nix edit`:
```console
# nix eval --raw nixpkgs#hello.meta.position
/nix/store/fvafw0gvwayzdan642wrv84pzm5bgpmy-source/pkgs/applications/misc/hello/default.nix:15
```
# Description
This command opens the Nix expression of a derivation in an
editor. The filename and line number of the derivation are taken from
its `meta.position` attribute. Nixpkgs' `stdenv.mkDerivation` sets
this attribute to the location of the definition of the
`meta.description`, `version` or `name` derivation attributes.
The editor to invoke is specified by the `EDITOR` environment
variable. It defaults to `cat`. If the editor is `emacs`, `nano`,
`vim` or `kak`, it is passed the line number of the derivation using
the argument `+<lineno>`.
)""
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