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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md index 7a012250d..54c0a1d0d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md @@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: }: ... ``` - So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env -iA + So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env --install --attr pkgname`), the function will be called automatically using the value [`builtins.currentSystem`](@docroot@/language/builtins.md) for the `system` argument. You can override this using `--arg`, e.g., - `nix-env -iA pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that + `nix-env --install --attr pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that since the argument is a Nix string literal, you have to escape the quotes.) @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: For `nix-shell`, this option is commonly used to give you a shell in which you can build the packages returned by the expression. If you want to get a shell which contain the *built* packages ready for - use, give your expression to the `nix-shell -p` convenience flag + use, give your expression to the `nix-shell --packages ` convenience flag instead. - <span id="opt-I">[`-I`](#opt-I)</span> *path*\ |