diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md index 2e198daed..432fb2608 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md @@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ # Description -The command `nix-instantiate` generates [store -derivations](../glossary.md) from (high-level) Nix expressions. It -evaluates the Nix expressions in each of *files* (which defaults to +The command `nix-instantiate` produces [store derivation]s from (high-level) Nix expressions. +It evaluates the Nix expressions in each of *files* (which defaults to *./default.nix*). Each top-level expression should evaluate to a derivation, a list of derivations, or a set of derivations. The paths of the resulting store derivations are printed on standard output. +[store derivation]: ../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation + If *files* is the character `-`, then a Nix expression will be read from standard input. @@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ standard input. - `--strict`\ When used with `--eval`, recursively evaluate list elements and attributes. Normally, such sub-expressions are left unevaluated - (since the Nix expression language is lazy). + (since the Nix language is lazy). > **Warning** > @@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ standard input. When used with `--eval`, print the resulting value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the [`toXML` - built-in](../expressions/builtins.md). + built-in](../language/builtins.md). - `--read-write-mode`\ When used with `--eval`, perform evaluation in read/write mode so @@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ standard input. # Examples -Instantiating store derivations from a Nix expression, and building them -using `nix-store`: +Instantiate [store derivation]s from a Nix expression, and build them using `nix-store`: ```console $ nix-instantiate test.nix (instantiate) |