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diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md deleted file mode 100644 index 61ceff24b..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ ---- -synopsis: reintroduce shortened `-E` form for `--expr` to new CLI -cls: 605 -credits: Lunaphied -category: Improvements ---- - -In the old CLI, it was possible to supply a shorter `-E` flag instead of fully -specifying `--expr` every time you wished to provide an expression that would -be evaluated to produce the given command's input. This was retained for the -`--file` flag when the new CLI utilities were written with `-f`, but `-E` was -dropped. - -We now restore the `-E` short form for better UX. This is most useful for -`nix eval` but most any command that takes an Installable argument should benefit -from it as well. |