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+# My messy nixos config. It has everything I use every day.
+
+---
+# Usage
+
+```bash
+home-manager switch --flake ./#ivand                                # this switches home-manager
+sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ./#laptop                         # this builds the base system
+nixos-rebuild switch --flake ./#mailserver --target-host mailserver # this deploys to mailserver in .ssh/config
+```
+