R""( # Examples * Apply the build environment of GNU hello to the current shell: ```console # . <(nix print-dev-env nixpkgs#hello) ``` * Get the build environment in JSON format: ```console # nix print-dev-env nixpkgs#hello --json ``` The output will look like this: ```json { "bashFunctions": { "buildPhase": " \n runHook preBuild;\n...", ... }, "variables": { "src": { "type": "exported", "value": "/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz" }, "postUnpackHooks": { "type": "array", "value": ["_updateSourceDateEpochFromSourceRoot"] }, ... } } ``` # Description This command prints a shell script that can be sourced by `bash` and that sets the variables and shell functions defined by the build process of *installable*. This allows you to get a similar build environment in your current shell rather than in a subshell (as with `nix develop`). With `--json`, the output is a JSON serialisation of the variables and functions defined by the build process. )""