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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+/*
+nix shell for development usage
+1. run `nix-shell`
+2. run `make run` (or any other make scripts)
+Done!
+*/
+
+(pkgs.buildFHSEnv {
+  name = "searxng";
+  multiPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs; [
+    bash
+    wget
+    gnumake
+    git
+    python3
+    geckodriver
+    shellcheck
+  ]);
+  runScript = "bash";
+}).env
+