Using the default.nix from NixOS/nixpkgs to launch a shell

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Sure, you need to inject the dependencies like pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix does:

nix-shell -E '
let
  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
  waybar = pkgs.callPackage ./pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix {};
in
pkgs.mkShell {
  buildInputs = [
    waybar
  ];
}
'

or slightly simpler relying on the default shell expression:

nix-shell -p '
let
  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
in
pkgs.callPackage ./pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix {}
'
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