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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/builtins-prefix.md b/doc/manual/src/language/builtins-prefix.md index c631a8453..35e3dccc3 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/builtins-prefix.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/builtins-prefix.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ # 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`. +This section lists the functions built into the Nix language evaluator. +All built-in functions are available through the global [`builtins`](./builtin-constants.md#builtins-builtins) constant. + +For convenience, some built-ins are can be accessed directly: + +- [`derivation`](#builtins-derivation) +- [`import`](#builtins-import) +- [`abort`](#builtins-abort) +- [`throw`](#builtins-throw) <dl> - <dt><code>derivation <var>attrs</var></code>; - <code>builtins.derivation <var>attrs</var></code></dt> + <dt id="builtins-derivation"><a href="#builtins-derivation"><code>derivation <var>attrs</var></code></a></dt> <dd><p><var>derivation</var> is described in <a href="derivations.md">its own section</a>.</p></dd> |