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# nix build
> Build a Nix expression (downloading from the cache when possible).
> See also: `nix-build`, `nix flake`.
> More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-build.html>.
- 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`