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Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands (#9959)
* Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands

Updates the documentation on the new unstable Nix command & subcommands,
and adds a separate page for the Classic Nix commands.

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Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: axtloss <axtlos@getcryst.al>
Co-authored-by: CleanMachine1 <78213164+CleanMachine1@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-04-26 14:15:00 +05:30

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# nix-shell
> Start an interactive shell based on a Nix expression.
> See also: `tldr nix3 shell`.
> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-shell.html>.
- Start with nix expression in `shell.nix` or `default.nix` in the current directory:
`nix-shell`
- Run shell command in non-interactive shell and exit:
`nix-shell --run "{{command}} {{arg1 arg2 ...}}"`
- Start with expression in `default.nix` in the current directory:
`nix-shell {{default.nix}}`
- Start with packages loaded from nixpkgs:
`nix-shell --packages {{package_name_1 package_name_2 ...}}`
- Start with packages loaded from specific nixpkgs revision:
`nix-shell --packages {{package_name_1 package_name_2 ...}} -I nixpkgs={{https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixpkgs_revision.tar.gz}}`
- Evaluate 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}} --packages {{package_name_1 package_name_2 ...}}`