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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-build.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-env.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-instantiate.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/opt-common.xml | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml | 13 |
5 files changed, 60 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-build.xml b/doc/manual/nix-build.xml index e26f9b1af..dc4a5ac87 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-build.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-build.xml @@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ <command>nix-build</command> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xpointer(/nop/*)" /> <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg> + </group> + <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> + </arg> <arg><option>--add-drv-link</option></arg> <arg><option>--drv-link </option><replaceable>drvlink</replaceable></arg> <arg><option>--no-out-link</option></arg> diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index 5aa38c81c..6106d15f4 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> <arg> <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg> + </group> + <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> + </arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> <arg choice='plain'><option>--file</option></arg> <arg choice='plain'><option>-f</option></arg> </group> @@ -252,7 +259,7 @@ number of possible ways: </refsection> -<refsection><title>Examples</title> +<refsection xml:id='refsec-nix-env-install-examples'><title>Examples</title> <para>To install a specific version of <command>gcc</command> from the active Nix expression: diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-instantiate.xml b/doc/manual/nix-instantiate.xml index aab204934..5f3874308 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-instantiate.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-instantiate.xml @@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ <command>nix-instantiate</command> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xpointer(/nop/*)" /> <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg> + </group> + <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> + </arg> <arg><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg> <arg><option>--indirect</option></arg> <group choice='opt'> diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml index d9c29a19e..95e8f78d9 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml @@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ <command>nix-build</command>. When evaluating Nix expressions, the expression evaluator will automatically try to call functions that it encounters. It can automatically call functions for which every - argument has a default value (e.g., - <literal>{<replaceable>argName</replaceable> ? + argument has a <link linkend='ss-functions'>default value</link> + (e.g., <literal>{<replaceable>argName</replaceable> ? <replaceable>defaultValue</replaceable>}: <replaceable>...</replaceable></literal>). With <option>--arg</option>, you can also call functions that have @@ -257,6 +257,32 @@ </varlistentry> +<varlistentry xml:id="opt-attr"><term><option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option> +<replaceable>attrPath</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>In <command>nix-env</command>, + <command>nix-instantiate</command> and <command>nix-build</command>, + <option>--attr</option> allows you to select an attribute from the + top-level Nix expression being evaluated. The <emphasis>attribute + path</emphasis> <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> is a sequence of + attribute names separated by dots. For instance, given a top-level + Nix expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>, the attribute path + <literal>xorg.xorgserver</literal> would cause the expression + <literal><replaceable>e</replaceable>.xorg.xorgserver</literal> to + be used. See <link + linkend='refsec-nix-env-install-examples'><command>nix-env + --install</command></link> for some concrete examples.</para> + + <para>In addition to attribute names, you can also specify array + indices. For instance, the attribute path + <literal>foo.3.bar</literal> selects the <literal>bar</literal> + attribute of the fourth element of the array in the + <literal>foo</literal> attribute of the top-level + expression.</para></listitem> + +</varlistentry> + + </variablelist> diff --git a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml index 2294fc69a..cf590190c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml +++ b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml @@ -428,7 +428,14 @@ lrwxrwxrwx ... 2006-09-29 10:43 result -> /nix/store/632d2b22514d...-hello-2.1.1 $ ./result/bin/hello Hello, world!</screen> -</para> +The <link linkend='opt-attr'><option>-A</option></link> option selects +the <literal>hello</literal> attribute from +<filename>all-packages.nix</filename>. This is faster than using the +symbolic package name specified by the <literal>name</literal> +attribute (which also happens to be <literal>hello</literal>) and is +unambiguous (there can be multiple packages with the symbolic name +<literal>hello</literal>, but there can be only one attribute in a set +named <literal>hello</literal>).</para> <para><command>nix-build</command> registers the <filename>./result</filename> symlink as a garbage collection root, so @@ -470,8 +477,8 @@ So it is always safe to run multiple instances of Nix in parallel <para>If you have a system with multiple CPUs, you may want to have Nix build different derivations in parallel (insofar as possible). -Just pass the option <option linkend='opt-max-jobs'>-j -<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>, where +Just pass the option <link linkend='opt-max-jobs'><option>-j +<replaceable>N</replaceable></option></link>, where <replaceable>N</replaceable> is the maximum number of jobs to be run in parallel, or set. Typically this should be the number of CPUs.</para> |