nix-shell
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Start an interactive shell based on a Nix expression. See also: `nix shell.3`.
More info →Options (2)
-p, --packagesbooleanStart with packages loaded from nixpkgs
Example:
nix-shell {{[-p|--packages]}} {{package1 package2 ...}}-I, --includebooleanStart with packages loaded from specific nixpkgs revision
Example:
nix-shell {{[-p|--packages]}} {{package1 package2 ...}} {{[-I|--include]}} nixpkgs={{https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixpkgs_revision.tar.gz}}Examples (6)
Start with nix expression in `shell.nix` or `default.nix` in the current directory
Run shell command in non-interactive shell and exit
nix-shell --run "command argument1 argument2 ..."Start with expression in `default.nix` in the current directory
nix-shell default.nixStart with packages loaded from nixpkgs
nix-shell [-p|--packages] package1 package2 ...Start with packages loaded from specific nixpkgs revision
nix-shell [-p|--packages] package1 package2 ... [-I|--include] nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixpkgs_revision.tar.gzEvaluate rest of file in specific interpreter, for use in `#!-scripts` (see <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#use-as-a-interpreter>)
nix-shell -i interpreter [-p|--packages] package1 package2 ...made by @shridhargupta | data from tldr-pages