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diff --git a/src/nix/derivation-show.md b/src/nix/derivation-show.md index 1ebe22f65..1296e2885 100644 --- a/src/nix/derivation-show.md +++ b/src/nix/derivation-show.md @@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ R""( # Description This command prints on standard output a JSON representation of the -[store derivation]s to which [*installables*](./nix.md#installables) evaluate. Store derivations -are used internally by Nix. They are store paths with extension `.drv` -that represent the build-time dependency graph to which a Nix -expression evaluates. +[store derivation]s to which [*installables*](./nix.md#installables) evaluate. + +Store derivations are used internally by Nix. They are store paths with +extension `.drv` that represent the build-time dependency graph to which +a Nix expression evaluates. By default, this command only shows top-level derivations, but with `--recursive`, it also shows their dependencies. |