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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/flake.md | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.md b/src/nix/flake.md index 7d179a6c4..c8251eb74 100644 --- a/src/nix/flake.md +++ b/src/nix/flake.md @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Currently the `type` attribute can be one of the following: git(+http|+https|+ssh|+git|+file|):(//<server>)?<path>(\?<params>)? ``` - The `ref` attribute defaults to `master`. + The `ref` attribute defaults to resolving the `HEAD` reference. The `rev` attribute must denote a commit that exists in the branch or tag specified by the `ref` attribute, since Nix doesn't do a full @@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ Currently the `type` attribute can be one of the following: doesn't allow fetching a `rev` without a known `ref`). The default is the commit currently pointed to by `ref`. + When `git+file` is used without specifying `ref` or `rev`, files are + fetched directly from the local `path` as long as they have been added + to the Git repository. If there are uncommitted changes, the reference + is treated as dirty and a warning is printed. + For example, the following are valid Git flake references: * `git+https://example.org/my/repo` |