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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md index 7d0567760..ddebc4b1b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md @@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ paths # Description The `nix-build` command builds the derivations described by the Nix -expressions in paths. If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to the -result in the current directory. The symlink is called `result`. If +expressions in *paths*. If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to +the result in the current directory. The symlink is called `result`. If there are multiple Nix expressions, or the Nix expressions evaluate to multiple derivations, multiple sequentially numbered symlinks are created (`result`, `result-2`, and so on). -If no paths are specified, then `nix-build` will use `default.nix` in +If no *paths* are specified, then `nix-build` will use `default.nix` in the current directory, if it exists. -If an element of paths starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is +If an element of *paths* starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single top-level directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`. @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store - `--dry-run` Show what store paths would be built or downloaded. - - `--out-link` / `-o` outlink + - `--out-link` / `-o` *outlink* Change the name of the symlink to the output path created from - `result` to outlink. + `result` to *outlink*. The following common options are supported: |