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nix-build — Build a Nix expression. See also: `nix build.3`. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stabl

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Problem

How to use the nix-build command: Build a Nix expression. See also: nix build.3. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-build.html>.

Solution

nix-build — Build a Nix expression. See also: nix build.3. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-build.html>.

Build a Nix expression:

nix-build '<nixpkgs>' {{[-A|--attr]}} {{firefox}}

Build a sandboxed Nix expression (on non-NixOS):

nix-build '<nixpkgs>' {{[-A|--attr]}} {{firefox}} --option sandbox true

Code Snippets

Build a Nix expression

nix-build '<nixpkgs>' {{[-A|--attr]}} {{firefox}}

Build a sandboxed Nix expression (on non-NixOS)

nix-build '<nixpkgs>' {{[-A|--attr]}} {{firefox}} --option sandbox true

Context

tldr-pages: common/nix-build

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