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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md index 54812a49f..dcd7cc70c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store --realise`, except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to `nix-instantiate`. - - `--command` *cmd* + - `--command` *cmd*\ In the environment of the derivation, run the shell command *cmd*. This command is executed in an interactive shell. (Use `--run` to use a non-interactive shell instead.) However, a call to `exit` is @@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store drop you into the interactive shell. This can be useful for doing any additional initialisation. - - `--run` *cmd* + - `--run` *cmd*\ Like `--command`, but executes the command in a non-interactive shell. This means (among other things) that if you hit Ctrl-C while the command is running, the shell exits. - - `--exclude` *regexp* + - `--exclude` *regexp*\ Do not build any dependencies whose store path matches the regular expression *regexp*. This option may be specified multiple times. - - `--pure` + - `--pure`\ If this flag is specified, the environment is almost entirely cleared before the interactive shell is started, so you get an environment that more closely corresponds to the “real” Nix build. A @@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store installation) `/etc/bashrc` is still sourced, so any variables set there will affect the interactive shell. - - `--packages` / `-p` *packages*… + - `--packages` / `-p` *packages*…\ Set up an environment in which the specified packages are present. The command line arguments are interpreted as attribute names inside the Nix Packages collection. Thus, `nix-shell -p libjpeg openjdk` will start a shell in which the packages denoted by the attribute names `libjpeg` and `openjdk` are present. - - `-i` *interpreter* + - `-i` *interpreter*\ The chained script interpreter to be invoked by `nix-shell`. Only applicable in `#!`-scripts (described below). - - `--keep` *name* + - `--keep` *name*\ When a `--pure` shell is started, keep the listed environment variables. @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The following common options are supported: # Environment variables - - `NIX_BUILD_SHELL` + - `NIX_BUILD_SHELL`\ Shell used to start the interactive environment. Defaults to the `bash` found in `PATH`. |