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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml index 412622714d40..dcd7aaf243ce 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml @@ -419,6 +419,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { … } This is often a branch or tag name. Defaults to <literal>HEAD</literal>. </para> + + <para> + By default, the <varname>ref</varname> value is prefixed + with <literal>refs/heads/</literal>. As of Nix 2.3.0 + Nix will not prefix <literal>refs/heads/</literal> if + <varname>ref</varname> starts with <literal>refs/</literal>. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> @@ -433,6 +440,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { … } </example> <example> + <title>Fetching an arbitrary ref</title> + <programlisting>builtins.fetchGit { + url = "https://gitub.com/NixOS/nix.git"; + ref = "refs/heads/0.5-release"; +}</programlisting> + </example> + + <example> <title>Fetching a repository's specific commit on an arbitrary branch</title> <para> If the revision you're looking for is in the default branch |