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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml index 54f697d85..c7a7b49be 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml @@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { <literal>"unknown"</literal> (for other kinds of files such as device nodes or fifos — but note that those cannot be copied to the Nix store, so if the predicate returns - <literal>true</literal> for them, the copy will fail).</para> + <literal>true</literal> for them, the copy will fail). If you + exclude a directory, the entire corresponding subtree of + <replaceable>e2</replaceable> will be excluded.</para> </listitem> |