nix run

all

Run an application from a Nix flake. See also: `nix flake`.

Examples (7)

Run the default application in the flake in the current directory

nix run

Run a command whose name matches the package name from nixpkgs (if you want a different command from that package, see `tldr nix shell`)

nix run nixpkgs#pkg

Run a command with provided arguments

nix run nixpkgs#vim -- path/to/file

Run from a remote repository

nix run remote_name:owner/repository

Run from a remote repository using a specific tag, revision, or branch

nix run remote_name:owner/repository/reference

Run from a remote repository specifying a subdirectory and a program

nix run "remote_name:owner/repository?dir=dir_name#app"

Run the flake of a GitHub pull request

nix run github:owner/repository/pull/number/head