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@ -108,12 +108,14 @@ Nix has the following basic data types:
floating point number will have a floating point number as a result.
- *Paths*, e.g., `/bin/sh` or `./builder.sh`. A path must contain at
least one slash to be recognised as such; for instance, `builder.sh`
is not a path\[1\]. If the file name is relative, i.e., if it does
not begin with a slash, it is made absolute at parse time relative
to the directory of the Nix expression that contained it. For
instance, if a Nix expression in `/foo/bar/bla.nix` refers to
`../xyzzy/fnord.nix`, the absolute path is `/foo/xyzzy/fnord.nix`.
least one slash to be recognised as such. For instance, `builder.sh`
is not a path: it's parsed as an expression that selects the
attribute `sh` from the variable `builder`. If the file name is
relative, i.e., if it does not begin with a slash, it is made
absolute at parse time relative to the directory of the Nix
expression that contained it. For instance, if a Nix expression in
`/foo/bar/bla.nix` refers to `../xyzzy/fnord.nix`, the absolute path
is `/foo/xyzzy/fnord.nix`.
If the first component of a path is a `~`, it is interpreted as if
the rest of the path were relative to the user's home directory.
@ -122,8 +124,8 @@ Nix has the following basic data types:
Paths can also be specified between angle brackets, e.g.
`<nixpkgs>`. This means that the directories listed in the
environment variable NIX\_PATH\</literal\> will be searched for the
given file or directory name.
environment variable `NIX_PATH` will be searched for the given file
or directory name.
- *Booleans* with values `true` and `false`.
@ -210,6 +212,3 @@ passed in first , e.g.,
evaluates to `2`. This can be used to attach metadata to a function
without the caller needing to treat it specially, or to implement a form
of object-oriented programming, for example.
1. It's parsed as an expression that selects the attribute `sh` from
the variable `builder`.