nix-build.3

Build a Nix expression (downloading from the cache when possible). tldr-pages

On several platforms

Several platforms

Build a package from nixpkgs, symlinking the result to ./result

nix build nixpkgs#pkgIdentify

Build a package from a flake in the current directory, showing the build logs in the process

nix build --print-build-logs .#pkgIdentify

Build the default package from a flake in some directory

nix build path/to/directoryIdentify

Build a package without making the result symlink, instead printing the store path to the stdout

nix build --no-link --print-out-pathsIdentify