* Document that nix-instantiate can read from stdin.

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Eelco Dolstra 2006-02-10 15:29:17 +00:00
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@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ evaluate to a derivation, a list of derivations, or a set of
derivations. The paths of the resulting store derivations are printed
on standard output.</para>
<para>If <replaceable>files</replaceable> is the character
<literal>-</literal>, then a Nix expression will be read from standard
input.</para>
<para>Most users and developers dont need to use this command
(<command>nix-env</command> and <command>nix-build</command> perform
store derivation instantiation from Nix expressions automatically).