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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libexpr/primops.cc')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libexpr/primops.cc | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc index 3641ee468..72faeada8 100644 --- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc +++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc @@ -254,9 +254,16 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_import({ .args = {"path"}, // TODO turn "normal path values" into link below .doc = R"( - Load, parse and return the Nix expression in the file *path*. If - *path* is a directory, the file ` default.nix ` in that directory - is loaded. Evaluation aborts if the file doesn’t exist or contains + Load, parse and return the Nix expression in the file *path*. + + The value *path* can be a path, a string, or an attribute set with an + `__toString` attribute or a `outPath` attribute (as derivations or flake + inputs typically have). + + If *path* is a directory, the file `default.nix` in that directory + is loaded. + + Evaluation aborts if the file doesn’t exist or contains an incorrect Nix expression. `import` implements Nix’s module system: you can put any Nix expression (such as a set or a function) in a separate file, and use it from Nix expressions in |