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diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a02c944bd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/short-expr-flag.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +synopsis: reintroduce shortened `-E` form for `--expr` to new CLI +# prs: cl 605 +--- + +In the past, it was possible to supply a shorter `-E` flag instead of fully +specifying `--expr` every time you wished to provide an expression that would +be evaluated to produce the given command's input. This was retained for the +`--file` flag when the new CLI utilities were written with `-f`, but `-E` was +dropped. + +We now restore the `-E` short form for better UX. This is most useful for +`nix eval` but most any command that takes an Installable argument should benefit +from it as well. |