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Fix fetchTarball docs

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Eelco Dolstra 2024-07-29 15:04:55 +02:00
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src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
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@ -560,10 +560,10 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_fetchTarball({
Download the specified URL, unpack it and return the path of the Download the specified URL, unpack it and return the path of the
unpacked tree. The file must be a tape archive (`.tar`) compressed unpacked tree. The file must be a tape archive (`.tar`) compressed
with `gzip`, `bzip2` or `xz`. If the tarball consists of a with `gzip`, `bzip2` or `xz`. If the tarball consists of a
single directory or non-executable file, then the top-level path single directory, then the top-level path component of the files
component of the files in the tarball is removed. The typical in the tarball is removed. The typical use of the function is to
use of the function is to obtain external Nix expression obtain external Nix expression dependencies, such as a
dependencies, such as a particular version of Nixpkgs, e.g. particular version of Nixpkgs, e.g.
```nix ```nix
with import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz) {}; with import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz) {};