Adding programs to PATH: Difference between revisions

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 === Ad-hoc shell using <code>nix shell</code> (Flakes) ===
-Run the following command to create a new shell with the <code>hello</code> package from the <code>nixpkgs</code> [[Flakes|flake]] added to the <code>PATH</code> environment variable.
+Run the following command to create a new shell with the <code>hello</code> package from the <code>nixpkgs</code> [[Flakes|flake]] added to the <code>PATH</code> environment variable.<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
+[username@hostname:~]$ nix shell nixpkgs\#hello
-<code>nix shell nixpkgs\#hello</code>
+[username@hostname:~]$
+</syntaxhighlight>You may also consider the <code>nix run</code> command useful. It reads the package's <code>meta.mainProgram</code> attribute and runs it.<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
+[username@hostname:~]$ nix run nixpkgs\#hello
+Hello, world!
-You can also use packages from a local flake with the following command:
+[username@hostname:~]$
+</syntaxhighlight>
-<code>nix shell .\#my-package</code>
-You may also consider the <code>nix run</code> command useful. It reads the package's <code>meta.mainProgram</code> attribute and runs it.
-<code>nix run nixpkgs\#hello</code>
 === Declarative shell using <code>shell.nix</code> and <code>nix-shell</code> ===