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diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index 03111515a419..5f87093ac163 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -153,11 +153,10 @@ also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para> default.</para> <para>The Nix expressions in this directory are combined into a - single attribute set, with each file as an attribute that has the - name of the file. Thus, if <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename> - contains two files, <filename>foo</filename> and - <filename>bar</filename>, then the default Nix expression will - essentially be + single set, with each file as an attribute that has the name of + the file. Thus, if <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename> contains + two files, <filename>foo</filename> and <filename>bar</filename>, + then the default Nix expression will essentially be <programlisting> { @@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ $ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \ I.e., this evaluates to <literal>(f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)</literal>, thus selecting the <literal>subversionWithJava</literal> attribute from the -attribute set returned by calling the function defined in +set returned by calling the function defined in <filename>./foo.nix</filename>.</para> <para>A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from |