nix-build

Build a Nix expression. See also: tldr nix3 build. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-build.html.

Build a Nix expression:
nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr {{firefox}}
Build a sandboxed Nix expression (on non-NixOS):
nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr {{firefox}} --option sandbox true

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