Development
nix-shell
Start shell with dependencies.
NixOS
Verified: 2026-05-10
Syntax
$nix-shell [OPTIONS] [FILE]
Examples
$nix-shell
$nix-shell -p python310
$nix-shell shell.nix
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
nix-shell --help
Note
Starts a shell with defined dependencies. For reproducible development environments.
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