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# pkgs.mkShell {#sec-pkgs-mkShell}
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`pkgs.mkShell` is a special kind of derivation that is only useful when using it combined with `nix-shell`. It will in fact fail to instantiate when invoked with `nix-build`.
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## Usage {#sec-pkgs-mkShell-usage}
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```nix
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{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
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pkgs.mkShell {
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# this will make all the build inputs from hello and gnutar
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# available to the shell environment
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inputsFrom = with pkgs; [ hello gnutar ];
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buildInputs = [ pkgs.gnumake ];
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}
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```
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