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This section provides some notes on how to start hacking on Nix.
To get the latest version of Nix from GitHub:

> **Note**
>
> When checking out the repo on Windows, make sure you have the git setting `core.symlinks` enabled, before cloning, as there are symlinks in the repo.

```console
$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix.git
$ cd nix
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