{
description = "A very cool Nix flake";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ... }:
let
system = "x86_64-linux";
pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
in {
packages.${system}.default = self.packages.${system}.myPackage;
packages.${system}.myPackage = pkgs.vim;
devShells.${system}.default = self.devShells.${system}.default;
devShells.${system}.myShell = pkgs.mkShell {
packages = with pkgs; [
git
vim
];
};
};
} This is a basic flake.nix file with a single nixpkgs input and a package output.
Run the default package
$ nix run /path/to/flake Build the named package
$ nix build /path/to/flake#myPackage Activate the shell
$ nix develop /path/to/flake