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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md b/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f7c3d32f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Built-in Functions + +This section lists the functions built into the Nix expression +evaluator. (The built-in function `derivation` is discussed above.) +Some built-ins, such as `derivation`, are always in scope of every Nix +expression; you can just access them right away. But to prevent +polluting the namespace too much, most built-ins are not in +scope. Instead, you can access them through the `builtins` built-in +value, which is a set that contains all built-in functions and values. +For instance, `derivation` is also available as `builtins.derivation`. + + - `derivation` *attrs*; `builtins.derivation` *attrs* + + `derivation` is described in [its own section](derivations.md). + |