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Arnout Engelen d09e0be1c4 nixpkgs-docs: when to prefer passthru.tests over installCheckPhase And mention you can have either lightweight 'package' or more heavyweight 'NixOS' (module) tests. This was suggested at https://github.com/ryantm/nixpkgs-update/issues/260#issuecomment-821287971 and discussed further at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/119731		2021-08-14 09:47:21 +02:00
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builders	Merge pull request #130021 from neosimsim/fix-emacs-override-examples	2021-08-04 03:08:33 -05:00
contributing	nixpkgs-docs: when to prefer passthru.tests over installCheckPhase	2021-08-14 09:47:21 +02:00
doc-support	lib.sources: Generate docs	2021-05-29 16:03:54 +02:00
functions	Merge pull request #105494 from alunduil/missing-operator-mapAttr-doc	2021-08-07 17:14:41 +00:00
languages-frameworks	doc: updated lua doc	2021-08-09 21:37:58 +02:00
old	doc/*: editorconfig fixes	2020-07-31 15:06:53 +10:00
stdenv	nixpkgs-docs: when to prefer passthru.tests over installCheckPhase	2021-08-14 09:47:21 +02:00
using	doc: Use markdown syntax for xrefs	2021-06-07 06:34:59 +02:00
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default.nix	doc: Fix make in nix-shell	2021-06-05 13:25:48 +02:00
functions.xml	doc/functions/generators: convert to CommonMark	2021-06-11 06:06:42 -07:00
labelless-link-is-xref.lua	doc: Use markdown syntax for xrefs	2021-06-07 06:34:59 +02:00
Makefile	nixos/doc: Synchronize the Markdown generator with Nixpkgs	2021-06-18 00:07:00 +02:00
manual.xml	doc/using: convert to markdown	2021-04-23 12:02:07 +02:00
overrides.css	doc: Make callout marks in code unselectable	2020-01-14 15:24:57 +01:00
preface.chapter.md	doc: prepare for commonmark	2021-06-07 06:34:59 +02:00
README.md	doc/README.md: Add more links	2021-03-06 12:35:33 +01:00
release-notes.xml	treewide: use https for nixos.org and hydra.nixos.org	2020-05-03 22:14:21 -07:00
shell.nix	doc: fix shell.nix (#109816 )	2021-01-19 12:46:51 -05:00
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README.md

Nixpkgs/doc

This directory houses the sources files for the Nixpkgs manual.

You can find the rendered documentation for Nixpkgs unstable on nixos.org.

Docs for Nixpkgs stable are also available.

If you want to contribute to the documentation, here's how to do it.

If you're only getting started with Nix, go to nixos.org/learn.