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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md index 483150aa8..479c9abcf 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md @@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ standard input. > **Warning** > - > This option produces ambiguous output which is not suitable for machine - > consumption. For example, these two Nix expressions print the same result - > despite having different types: + > This option produces output which can be parsed as a Nix expression which + > will produce a different result than the input expression when evaluated. + > For example, these two Nix expressions print the same result despite + > having different meaning: > > ```console > $ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '{ a = {}; }' @@ -179,12 +180,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --expr '{ x = {}; }' </attr> </attrs> </expr> -``` - -Note that `y` is left unevaluated (the XML representation doesn’t -attempt to show non-normal forms). -```console $ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --strict --expr '{ x = {}; }' <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <expr> |