diff --git a/modules/examples/lnl.nix b/modules/examples/lnl.nix
index 2dc7216a..d959b528 100644
--- a/modules/examples/lnl.nix
+++ b/modules/examples/lnl.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
       pkgs.gettext
       pkgs.git
       pkgs.jq
+      pkgs.mosh
       pkgs.silver-searcher
 
       pkgs.nix-repl
@@ -107,26 +108,12 @@
   '';
 
   programs.zsh.loginShellInit = ''
-    nix () {
-      cmd=$1
-      shift
-
-      case $cmd in
-        'b'|'build')        nix-build --no-out-link -E "with import <nixpkgs> {}; $@" ;;
-        'e'|'eval')         nix-instantiate --eval -E "with import  <nixpkgs> {}; $@" ;;
-        'i'|'instantiate')  nix-instantiate -E "with import <nixpkgs> {}; $@" ;;
-        'r'|'repl')         nix-repl '<nixpkgs>' ;;
-        's'|'shell')        nix-shell -E "with import <nixpkgs> {}; $@" ;;
-        'p'|'package')      nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -p "with import <nixpkgs> {}; $@" --run $SHELL ;;
-        'z'|'zsh')          nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -E "with import <nixpkgs> {}; $@" --run $SHELL ;;
-        'exec')
-          echo "reexecuting shell: $SHELL" >&2
-          __ETC_ZSHRC_SOURCED= \
-          __ETC_ZSHENV_SOURCED= \
-          __ETC_ZPROFILE_SOURCED= \
-            exec $SHELL -l
-          ;;
-      esac
+    reexec() {
+      echo "reexecuting shell: $SHELL" >&2
+      __ETC_ZSHRC_SOURCED= \
+      __ETC_ZSHENV_SOURCED= \
+      __ETC_ZPROFILE_SOURCED= \
+        exec $SHELL -l
     }
   '';
 
@@ -146,6 +133,8 @@
   environment.shellAliases.gl = "git log --graph --oneline";
   environment.shellAliases.gd = "git diff --minimal --patch";
 
+  environment.shellAliases.nix = "${pkgs.lnl.nix-script}/bin/nix";
+
   nix.nixPath =
     [ # Use local nixpkgs checkout instead of channels.
       "darwin=$HOME/.nix-defexpr/darwin"
@@ -156,6 +145,12 @@
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
-  nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = self: {
+  nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: {
+    lnl.nix-script = pkgs.substituteAll {
+      name = "nix";
+      src = ../../pkgs/nix-tools/nix.sh;
+      dir = "bin";
+      isExecutable = true;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/nix-tools/nix.sh b/pkgs/nix-tools/nix.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d0f96438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/nix-tools/nix.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#! @shell@
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+
+showUsage() {
+  echo "usage: nix [--version] [--help]" >&2
+  echo "           <action> [<args>] [-- <expr>]" >&2
+  echo "actions:   {i | instantiate | e | eval | drv}" >&2
+  echo "           {b | build | out}" >&2
+  echo "           {s | shell | zsh}" >&2
+  echo "           {h | hash}" >&2
+  echo "           {store | gc}" >&2
+  echo "           {r | repl}" >&2
+  exit ${@:-1}
+}
+
+showVersion() {
+  version=$(nix-env --version | awk '{print $3}')
+  echo "$0 (Nix) $version"
+  exit 0
+}
+
+# Parse the command line.
+origArgs=("$@")
+extraNixFlags=()
+exprArg=
+action=
+src=
+
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+  i="$1"; shift 1
+  case "$i" in
+    --help)
+      showUsage 0
+      ;;
+    --version|v|version)
+      showVersion
+      ;;
+    i|instantiate)
+      action='instantiate'
+      ;;
+    e|eval)
+      action='instantiate'
+      extraNixFlags+=('--eval')
+      ;;
+    drv)
+      action='instantiate'
+      extraNixFlags+=('-Q' '--indirect' '--add-root' "$PWD/result.drv")
+      ;;
+    b|build)
+      action='build'
+      extraNixFlags+=('--no-out-link')
+      ;;
+    out)
+      action='build'
+      extraNixFlags+=('-Q')
+      ;;
+    s|shell)
+      action='shell'
+      ;;
+    zsh)
+      action='shell'
+      extraNixFlags+=('--run' 'zsh')
+      ;;
+    h|hash)
+      action='hash'
+      extraNixFlags+=('--type' 'sha256')
+      ;;
+    store)
+      action='store'
+      ;;
+    gc)
+      action='store'
+      extraNixFlags+=('--gc' '--max-freed' '32G')
+      ;;
+    r|repl)
+      action='repl'
+      ;;
+    --strict|--xml|--json|--indirect)
+      # nix-instantiate
+      extraNixFlags+=("$i")
+      ;;
+    --add-root)
+      # nix-instantiate
+      if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "$0: \`$i' requires an argument"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      j="$1"; shift 1
+      extraNixFlags+=("$i" "$j")
+      ;;
+    --verbose|-v|--no-build-output|-Q|--keep-going|-k|--keep-failed|-K|--fallback|--readonly-mode|--show-trace)
+      # nix-build
+      extraNixFlags+=("$i")
+      ;;
+    --max-jobs|-j|--cores|-A|-I|--drv-link|--out-link|-o)
+      # nix-build
+      if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "$0: \`$i' requires an argument"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      j="$1"; shift 1
+      extraNixFlags+=("$i" "$j")
+      ;;
+    --option|--arg|--argstr)
+      if [ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ]; then
+        echo "$0: \`$i' requires two arguments"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      j="$1"; shift 1
+      k="$1"; shift 1
+      extraNixFlags+=("$i" "$j" "$k")
+      ;;
+    --)
+      break
+      ;;
+    './'*|'<'*'>')
+      src="$i"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown option: $i" >&2
+      showUsage 129
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$action" ]; then showUsage; fi
+
+if [ "$action" = version ]; then showVersion; fi
+
+if [ -z "$src" -a -f ./default.nix ]; then
+  src='./.'
+fi
+
+if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+  extraNixFlags+=('-E')
+  exprArg="$@"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$src" -a -z "$exprArg" ]; then
+  extraNixFlags+=("$src")
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$exprArg" ]; then
+  if [ -f "$src" -o -f "$src/default.nix" ]; then
+    if [ "$src" = ./. ]; then
+      exprArg="with import ./. {}; $exprArg"
+    else
+      exprArg="with callPackage $src {}; $exprArg"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$src" != ./. ]; then
+    exprArg="with import <nixpkgs> {}; $exprArg"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = instantiate ]; then
+  exec nix-instantiate ${extraNixFlags[@]} "$exprArg"
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = build ]; then
+  exec nix-build ${extraNixFlags[@]} "$exprArg"
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = shell ]; then
+  exec nix-shell ${extraNixFlags[@]} "$exprArg"
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = hash ]; then
+  exec nix-hash ${extraNixFlags[@]}
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = store ]; then
+  exec nix-store ${extraNixFlags[@]} "$exprArg"
+fi
+
+if [ "$action" = repl ]; then
+  exec nix-repl '<nixpkgs/lib>' "${src:-<nixpkgs>}"
+fi