diff --git a/src/nix/flake.md b/src/nix/flake.md index e79a8ee0b..2072dd3dd 100644 --- a/src/nix/flake.md +++ b/src/nix/flake.md @@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ Currently the `type` attribute can be one of the following: hand, a flake in the `/foo` directory of a tree can use `path:../bar` to refer to the flake in `/bar`. -Path inputs can be specified with path values in `flake.nix`. Path values are a syntax for `path` inputs, and they are converted by -1. resolving them into relative paths, relative to the base directory of `flake.nix` -2. escaping URL characters (refer to IETF RFC?) -3. prepending `path:` + Path inputs can be specified with path values in `flake.nix`. Path values are a syntax for `path` inputs, and they are converted by + 1. resolving them into relative paths, relative to the base directory of `flake.nix` + 2. escaping URL characters (refer to IETF RFC?) + 3. prepending `path:` -Note that the allowed syntax for path values in flake `inputs` may be more restrictive than general Nix, so you may need to use `path:` if your path contains certain special characters. See [Path literals](@docroot@/language/syntax.md#path-literal) + Note that the allowed syntax for path values in flake `inputs` may be more restrictive than general Nix, so you may need to use `path:` if your path contains certain special characters. See [Path literals](@docroot@/language/syntax.md#path-literal) Note that if you omit `path:`, relative paths must start with `.` to avoid ambiguity with registry lookups (e.g. `nixpkgs` is a registry