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diff --git a/persistent-nix-shell b/persistent-nix-shell
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistent-nix-shell
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+#!@zsh@/bin/zsh
+
+set -e
+
+gcrootsDir=${PWD}/.nix-gc-roots
+
+if [[ ${#@} -ge 1 ]]; then
+  shellFile=${1}
+  shift
+else
+  shellFile=${PWD}/shell.nix
+fi
+
+set -x
+mkdir -p ${gcrootsDir}
+nix-instantiate ${shellFile} --indirect --add-root ${gcrootsDir}/shell.drv
+nix-store --indirect --add-root ${gcrootsDir}/shell.dep --realise $(nix-store --query --references ${gcrootsDir}/shell.drv)
+set +x
+
+exec nix-shell $(readlink ${gcrootsDir}/shell.drv) ${@}