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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/expressions')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml | 11 |
2 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml index 9517f2010..063bc04be 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml @@ -210,6 +210,35 @@ if builtins ? getEnv then builtins.getEnv "PATH" else ""</programlisting> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><function>builtins.match</function> + <replaceable>regex</replaceable> <replaceable>str</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Returns a list if + <replaceable>regex</replaceable> matches + <replaceable>str</replaceable> precisely, otherwise returns <literal>null</literal>. + Each item in the list is a regex group. + +<programlisting> +builtins.match "ab" "abc" +</programlisting> + +Evaluates to <literal>null</literal>. + +<programlisting> +builtins.match "abc" "abc" +</programlisting> + +Evaluates to <literal>[ ]</literal>. + +<programlisting> +builtins.match "a(b)(c)" "abc" +</programlisting> + +Evaluates to <literal>[ "b" "c" ]</literal>. + + + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><function>builtins.elem</function> <replaceable>x</replaceable> <replaceable>xs</replaceable></term> diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml index b90baac50..67da688a4 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml @@ -167,7 +167,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { user's home directory. e.g. <filename>~/foo</filename> would be equivalent to <filename>/home/edolstra/foo</filename> for a user whose home directory is <filename>/home/edolstra</filename>. - </para></listitem> + </para> + + <para>Paths can also be specified between angle brackets, e.g. + <literal><nixpkgs></literal>. This means that the directories + listed in the environment variable + <envar linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</envar> will be searched + for the given file or directory name. + </para> + + </listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>Booleans</emphasis> with values <literal>true</literal> and |