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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml index 3f12dda040ad..cb443c888d3d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-shell.xml @@ -317,6 +317,20 @@ while (my $token = $p->get_tag("a")) { </para> +<para>Sometimes you need to pass a simple Nix expression to customize +a package like Terraform: + +<programlisting><![CDATA[ +#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell +#! nix-shell -i bash -p "terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])" + +terraform apply +]]></programlisting> + +<note><para>You must use double quotes (<literal>"</literal>) when +passing a simple Nix expression in a nix-shell shebang.</para></note> +</para> + <para>Finally, using the merging of multiple nix-shell shebangs the following Haskell script uses a specific branch of Nixpkgs/NixOS (the 18.03 stable branch): |