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nix-shell:tldr:c420e
nix-shell: Run shell command in non-interactive shell and exit.
$ nix-shell --run "${command} ${arg1 arg2 ---}"
try on your machine
The command nix-shell
is used to create an isolated environment and execute a specific command within it. This command is commonly used in the Nix package manager ecosystem.
In the provided example, the nix-shell
command is used with the following options:
--run
: This option specifies that a command should be executed inside the created shell environment.
The argument to --run
is "${command} ${arg1 arg2 ---}"
. In this argument:
${command}
is a placeholder for the actual command that you want to run. It could be a binary executable or a script present in the current shell environment.${arg1 arg2 ---}
are additional arguments that will be passed to the command.
Important points to note:
${arg1 arg2 ---}
refers to multiple arguments, where each argument should be separated by a space.- The argument
---
is used as a delimiter to separate the command from its arguments to avoid any conflicts with subsequent options or flags. - You need to substitute
${command}
and${arg1 arg2 ---}
with the actual desired values when running the command.
Overall, the provided nix-shell
command is used to create an isolated environment, then execute a command (${command}
) along with its arguments (${arg1 arg2 ---}
) inside that environment.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.