nixos/frigate: use shellscript to clear frigate cache

Shell expansions apparently do not work correctly in systemd command lines. Co-Authored-By: Joshua Manchester <[email protected]>
NixOS · Nov 21, 2024 · a26fd14 · a26fd14
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diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/video/frigate.nix
@@ -557,7 +557,9 @@ in
         intel-gpu-tools
       ];
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStartPre = "-rm /var/cache/frigate/*.mp4";
+        ExecStartPre = pkgs.writeShellScript "frigate-clear-cache" ''
+          rm --force /var/cache/frigate/*.mp4
+        '';
         ExecStart = "${cfg.package.python.interpreter} -m frigate";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         SyslogIdentifier = "frigate";