nix build — Build a Nix expression (downloading from the cache when possible). See also: `nix-build`, `nix flake

Build a package from nixpkgs, symlinking the result to `./result`

nix build {{nixpkgs#pkg}}

Build a package from a flake in the current directory, showing the build logs in the process

nix build {{[-L|--print-build-logs]}} {{.#pkg}}

Build the default package from a flake in some directory

nix build {{path/to/directory}}

Build a package without making the `result` symlink, instead printing the store path to the `stdout`

nix build --no-link --print-out-paths