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nix-shell.3

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Start an interactive shell with some packages from nixpkgs

nix shell nixpkgs#pkg1 nixpkgs#packageSet.pkg2 ...Identify

Start a shell providing a package from an older version of nixpkgs (21.05)

nix shell nixpkgs/nixos-21.05#pkgIdentify

Start a shell with the "default package" from a flake in the current directory, printing build logs if any builds happen

nix shell -LIdentify

Start a shell with a package from a flake on GitHub

nix shell github:owner/repo#pkgIdentify

Run a command in a shell with a package

nix shell nixpkgs#pkg -c some-cmd --someflag 'Some other arguments'Identify

See also

nix-shell