nix run
Run an application from a Nix flake.
See tldr nix3 flake
for information about flakes.
More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html.
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Run the default application in the flake in the current directory:
nix run
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Run a command whose name matches the package name from nixpkgs (if you want a different command from that package, see
tldr nix3 shell
):
nix run nixpkgs#{{pkg}}
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Run a command with provided arguments:
nix run nixpkgs#{{vim}} -- {{path/to/file}}
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Run from a remote repository:
nix run {{remote_name}}:{{owner}}/{{repo}}
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Run from a remote repository using a specific tag, revision or branch:
nix run {{remote_name}}:{{owner}}/{{repo}}/{{reference}}
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Run from a remote repository specifying a subdirectory and a program:
nix run "{{remote_name}}:{{owner}}/{{repo}}?dir={{dir_name}}#{{app}}"
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Run the flake of a GitHub pull request:
nix run github:{{owner}}/{{repo}}/pull/{{number}}/head
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