But my config files (/etc, ~/.config, etc.) are either managed by nix (and no program can modify them), or they are not and in that case nix will never touch them. In what situation would nix overwrite a file?
Actually Nix even errors out if the file it tries to write is already in place. I have this sometimes when I move fish functions from being defined adhoc with funcsave to putting them in my nix config because I want them on all my machines.
Macha|1 month ago