nix3-run

Run an application from a Nix flake.

Run the default application in the flake in the current directory

$ nix run

Run a command whose name matches the package name from nixpkgs (if you want a different command from that package, see tldr nix3 shell)

$ nix run nixpkgs#[pkg]

Run a command with provided arguments

$ nix run nixpkgs#[vim] -- [path/to/file]

Run from a remote repository

$ nix run [remote_name]:[owner]/[repo]

Run from a remote repository using a specific tag, revision or branch

$ nix run [remote_name]:[owner]/[repo]/[reference]

Run from a remote repository specifying a subdirectory and a program

$ nix run "[remote_name]:[owner]/[repo]?dir=[dir_name]#[app]"

Run the flake of a GitHub pull request

$ nix run github:[owner]/[repo]/pull/[number]/head