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authorRobert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>2017-07-07 21:51:22 +0200
committerRobert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>2017-07-07 22:11:46 +0200
commit8ad898b2cd2f5d7bba29da48f67658d3a04888db (patch)
tree925216f7771246160482a14111d54288f760e793 /doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
parentb1f5995a20b5511bce614d1718816088bc7f0ec0 (diff)
man page (nix-instantiate): Add --json to synopsis, order variables
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml')
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml33
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
index fe077ff65..874228954 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
<arg choice='plain'>
<option>--eval</option>
<arg><option>--strict</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--json</option></arg>
<arg><option>--xml</option></arg>
</arg>
</group>
@@ -116,13 +117,17 @@ input.</para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--xml</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--strict</option></term>
- <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
- value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as
- an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the <link
- linkend="builtin-toXML"><function>toXML</function> built-in</link>.
- </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>,
+ recursively evaluate list elements and attributes. Normally, such
+ sub-expressions are left unevaluated (since the Nix expression
+ language is lazy).</para>
+
+ <warning><para>This option can cause non-termination, because lazy
+ data structures can be infinitely large.</para></warning>
+
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -134,17 +139,13 @@ input.</para>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--strict</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>,
- recursively evaluate list elements and attributes. Normally, such
- sub-expressions are left unevaluated (since the Nix expression
- language is lazy).</para>
-
- <warning><para>This option can cause non-termination, because lazy
- data structures can be infinitely large.</para></warning>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--xml</option></term>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
+ value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as
+ an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the <link
+ linkend="builtin-toXML"><function>toXML</function> built-in</link>.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>