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diff --git a/src/nix/nix.md b/src/nix/nix.md index 6ff27e479..529d5f796 100644 --- a/src/nix/nix.md +++ b/src/nix/nix.md @@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ operate are determined as follows: # nix path-info -S '/nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^*' … ``` - -* If you didn't specify the desired outputs, but the derivation comes - from an expression which has an attribute `meta.outputsToInstall`, Nix - will use those outputs. For example, since the package - `nixpkgs#libxml2` has this attribute: +* If you didn't specify the desired outputs, but the derivation hs an + attribute `meta.outputsToInstall`, Nix will use those outputs. For + example, since the package `nixpkgs#libxml2` has this attribute: ```console # nix eval 'nixpkgs#libxml2.meta.outputsToInstall' @@ -204,6 +202,9 @@ operate are determined as follows: a command like `nix shell nixpkgs#libxml2` will provide only those two outputs by default. + Note that a store derivation (given by `.drv` file store path) doesn't have + any attributes like `meta`, and thus this case doesn't apply to it. + * Otherwise, Nix will use all outputs of the derivation. # Nix stores |