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diff --git a/src/nix/nix.md b/src/nix/nix.md index d48682a94..811936024 100644 --- a/src/nix/nix.md +++ b/src/nix/nix.md @@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ operate are determined as follows: … ``` + and likewise, using a store path to a "drv" file to specify the derivation: + + ```console + # nix build '/nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^dev,static' + … + ``` + * You can also specify that *all* outputs should be used using the syntax *installable*`^*`. For example, the following shows the size of all outputs of the `glibc` package in the binary cache: @@ -177,9 +184,17 @@ operate are determined as follows: /nix/store/q6580lr01jpcsqs4r5arlh4ki2c1m9rv-glibc-2.33-123-dev 44200560 ``` -* If you didn't specify the desired outputs, but the derivation has an - attribute `meta.outputsToInstall`, Nix will use those outputs. For - example, since the package `nixpkgs#libxml2` has this attribute: + and likewise, again using a store path to a "drv" file to specify the derivation: + + ```console + # nix path-info -S --eval-store auto --store https://cache.nixos.org '/nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^*' + … + ``` + +* If you didn't specify the desired outputs, but the derivation comes + from an expression which has an attribute `meta.outputsToInstall`, Nix + will use those outputs. For example, since the package + `nixpkgs#libxml2` has this attribute: ```console # nix eval 'nixpkgs#libxml2.meta.outputsToInstall' |