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author | Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io> | 2022-08-04 11:36:32 +0200 |
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committer | Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io> | 2022-08-04 11:59:25 +0200 |
commit | 499ed265088948e823c83cc95d1097a6362d205b (patch) | |
tree | 166e7120f577381fdddb5396c1881aae5e1a3bd0 /doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md | |
parent | 075bf6e5565aff9fba0ea02f3333c82adf4dccee (diff) |
manual: remove "Writing Nix Expressions" chapter
it is out of date, all over the place in level of detail, is really
about `nixpkgs`, and in general instructions should not be part of
a reference manual.
also:
- update redirects and internal links
- use "Nix language" consistently
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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md b/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md deleted file mode 100644 index c631a8453..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -# Built-in Functions - -This section lists the functions built into the Nix expression -evaluator. (The built-in function `derivation` is discussed above.) -Some built-ins, such as `derivation`, are always in scope of every Nix -expression; you can just access them right away. But to prevent -polluting the namespace too much, most built-ins are not in -scope. Instead, you can access them through the `builtins` built-in -value, which is a set that contains all built-in functions and values. -For instance, `derivation` is also available as `builtins.derivation`. - -<dl> - <dt><code>derivation <var>attrs</var></code>; - <code>builtins.derivation <var>attrs</var></code></dt> - <dd><p><var>derivation</var> is described in - <a href="derivations.md">its own section</a>.</p></dd> |