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