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diff --git a/src/nix/flake.md b/src/nix/flake.md
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+++ b/src/nix/flake.md
@@ -18,51 +18,56 @@ values such as packages or NixOS modules provided by the flake).
Flake references (*flakerefs*) are a way to specify the location of a
flake. These have two different forms:
-* An attribute set representation, e.g.
- ```nix
- {
- type = "github";
- owner = "NixOS";
- repo = "nixpkgs";
- }
- ```
+## Attribute set representation
- The only required attribute is `type`. The supported types are
- listed below.
+Example:
-* A URL-like syntax, e.g.
+```nix
+{
+ type = "github";
+ owner = "NixOS";
+ repo = "nixpkgs";
+}
+```
- ```
- github:NixOS/nixpkgs
- ```
+The only required attribute is `type`. The supported types are
+listed below.
- These are used on the command line as a more convenient alternative
- to the attribute set representation. For instance, in the command
+## URL-like syntax
- ```console
- # nix build github:NixOS/nixpkgs#hello
- ```
+Example:
- `github:NixOS/nixpkgs` is a flake reference (while `hello` is an
- output attribute). They are also allowed in the `inputs` attribute
- of a flake, e.g.
+```
+github:NixOS/nixpkgs
+```
- ```nix
- inputs.nixpkgs.url = github:NixOS/nixpkgs;
- ```
+These are used on the command line as a more convenient alternative
+to the attribute set representation. For instance, in the command
- is equivalent to
+```console
+# nix build github:NixOS/nixpkgs#hello
+```
- ```nix
- inputs.nixpkgs = {
- type = "github";
- owner = "NixOS";
- repo = "nixpkgs";
- };
- ```
+`github:NixOS/nixpkgs` is a flake reference (while `hello` is an
+output attribute). They are also allowed in the `inputs` attribute
+of a flake, e.g.
+
+```nix
+inputs.nixpkgs.url = github:NixOS/nixpkgs;
+```
+
+is equivalent to
+
+```nix
+inputs.nixpkgs = {
+ type = "github";
+ owner = "NixOS";
+ repo = "nixpkgs";
+};
+```
-## Examples
+### Examples
Here are some examples of flake references in their URL-like representation: