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### Nix ❄️

If you already have Nix setup with flake support, you can try out eza with the `nix run` command:
If you already have Nix setup with flake support, you can try out eza with the `nix` command:

nix run github:eza-community/eza
nix shell nixpkgs#eza -c eza

Nix will build eza and run it.
Nix will run `eza` in a nix shell.

If you want to pass arguments this way, use e.g. `nix run github:eza-community/eza -- -ol`.
If you want to pass arguments this way, use e.g. `nix shell nixpkgs#eza -c eza -ol`.

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