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| author | Qyriad <qyriad@qyriad.me> | 2024-04-29 08:15:16 -0600 |
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| committer | Qyriad <qyriad@qyriad.me> | 2024-04-29 08:18:00 -0600 |
| commit | bd2619868c8e6f2f8a9724400f1ee9da0bcbb157 (patch) | |
| tree | 7292539a61da272495553337488b17881c3a8020 /src | |
| parent | 194ba8a02f5dabc831259f359c234acaa0ec29fa (diff) | |
docs: clarify how the different kinds of installables are selected
Change-Id: I146736bb97ebe035e04be69ce9fb60a557e38c6c
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/nix.md | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/nix.md b/src/nix/nix.md index 7a4a03395..7b2cd7b7b 100644 --- a/src/nix/nix.md +++ b/src/nix/nix.md @@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ These are command line arguments that represent something that can be realised i The following types of installable are supported by most commands: - [Flake output attribute](#flake-output-attribute) (experimental) + - This is the default - [Store path](#store-path) + - This is assumed if the argument is a Nix store path or a symlink to a Nix store path - [Nix file](#nix-file), optionally qualified by an attribute path + - Specified with `--file`/`-f` - [Nix expression](#nix-expression), optionally qualified by an attribute path + - Specified with `--expr`/`-E` For most commands, if no installable is specified, `.` is assumed. That is, Nix will operate on the default flake output attribute of the flake in the current directory. |