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  1. @invalid-email-address Anonymous created this gist Aug 10, 2017.
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    Uninstalling nix:
    1. Delete /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist

    sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
    sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist

    2. Restore /etc/profile.backup-before-nix back to /etc/profile

    sudo mv /etc/profile.backup-before-nix /etc/profile

    (after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
    opened while it existed.)

    3. Restore /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix back to /etc/bashrc

    sudo mv /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix /etc/bashrc

    (after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
    opened while it existed.)

    4. Restore /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix back to /etc/zshrc

    sudo mv /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix /etc/zshrc

    (after this one, you may need to re-open any terminals that were
    opened while it existed.)

    5. Delete the files Nix added to your system:

    sudo rm -rf /etc/nix /nix /var/root/.nix-profile /var/root/.nix-defexpr /var/root/.nix-channels /Users/$USER/.nix-profile /Users/$USER/.nix-defexpr /Users/$USER/.nix-channels