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nixos/doc/running-nixos-tests: Simplify running instructions with nixosTests

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nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests.section.md
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You can run tests using `nix-build`. For example, to run the test
[`login.nix`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests/login.nix),
you just do:
you do:
```ShellSession
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos/tests/login.nix>'
```
or, if you don't want to rely on `NIX_PATH`:
```ShellSession
$ cd /my/nixpkgs/nixos/tests
$ nix-build login.nix
…
running the VM test script
machine: QEMU running (pid 8841)
…
6 out of 6 tests succeeded
$ cd /my/git/clone/of/nixpkgs
$ nix-build -A nixosTests.login
```
After building/downloading all required dependencies, this will perform

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nixos/doc/manual/from_md/development/running-nixos-tests.section.xml
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You can run tests using <literal>nix-build</literal>. For example,
to run the test
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests/login.nix"><literal>login.nix</literal></link>,
you just do:
you do:
</para>
<programlisting>
$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs/nixos/tests/login.nix&gt;'
</programlisting>
<para>
or, if you don’t want to rely on <literal>NIX_PATH</literal>:
</para>
<programlisting>
$ cd /my/nixpkgs/nixos/tests
$ nix-build login.nix
…
running the VM test script
machine: QEMU running (pid 8841)
…
6 out of 6 tests succeeded
$ cd /my/git/clone/of/nixpkgs
$ nix-build -A nixosTests.login
</programlisting>
<para>
After building/downloading all required dependencies, this will