nix run

Run an application from a Nix flake. See also: nix3 flake for information about flakes. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html.

  • Run the default application in the flake in the current directory:

nix run

  • 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

  • Run a command with provided arguments:

nix run nixpkgs#vim -- path/to/file

  • Run from a remote repository:

nix run remote_name:owner/repo

  • Run from a remote repository using a specific tag, revision or branch:

nix run remote_name:owner/repo/reference

  • Run from a remote repository specifying a subdirectory and a program:

nix run "remote_name:owner/repo?dir=dir_name#app"

  • Run the flake of a GitHub pull request:

nix run github:owner/repo/pull/number/head

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