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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml | 11 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml index b90baac5054c..67da688a4fc5 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml @@ -167,7 +167,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { user's home directory. e.g. <filename>~/foo</filename> would be equivalent to <filename>/home/edolstra/foo</filename> for a user whose home directory is <filename>/home/edolstra</filename>. - </para></listitem> + </para> + + <para>Paths can also be specified between angle brackets, e.g. + <literal><nixpkgs></literal>. This means that the directories + listed in the environment variable + <envar linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</envar> will be searched + for the given file or directory name. + </para> + + </listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>Booleans</emphasis> with values <literal>true</literal> and |