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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 c369397b6..2e198daed 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md @@ -29,26 +29,26 @@ standard input. # Options - - `--add-root` *path* + - `--add-root` *path*\ See the [corresponding option](nix-store.md) in `nix-store`. - - `--parse` + - `--parse`\ Just parse the input files, and print their abstract syntax trees on standard output in ATerm format. - - `--eval` + - `--eval`\ Just parse and evaluate the input files, and print the resulting values on standard output. No instantiation of store derivations takes place. - - `--find-file` + - `--find-file`\ Look up the given files in Nix’s search path (as specified by the `NIX_PATH` environment variable). If found, print the corresponding absolute paths on standard output. For instance, if `NIX_PATH` is `nixpkgs=/home/alice/nixpkgs`, then `nix-instantiate --find-file nixpkgs/default.nix` will print `/home/alice/nixpkgs/default.nix`. - - `--strict` + - `--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). @@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ standard input. > This option can cause non-termination, because lazy data > structures can be infinitely large. - - `--json` + - `--json`\ When used with `--eval`, print the resulting value as an JSON representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as an ATerm. - - `--xml` + - `--xml`\ 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). - - `--read-write-mode` + - `--read-write-mode`\ When used with `--eval`, perform evaluation in read/write mode so nix language features that require it will still work (at the cost of needing to do instantiation of every evaluated derivation). If |