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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-syntax.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-syntax.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..87847f8451ec --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-syntax.xml @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-configuration-syntax"> + +<title>Configuration Syntax</title> + +<para>The NixOS configuration file +<filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename> is actually a +<emphasis>Nix expression</emphasis>, which is the Nix package +manager’s purely functional language for describing how to build +packages and configurations. This means you have all the expressive +power of that language at your disposal, including the ability to +abstract over common patterns, which is very useful when managing +complex systems. The syntax and semantics of the Nix language are +fully described in the <link +xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-writing-nix-expressions">Nix +manual</link>, but here we give a short overview of the most important +constructs useful in NixOS configuration files.</para> + +<xi:include href="config-file.xml" /> +<xi:include href="abstractions.xml" /> +<xi:include href="modularity.xml" /> +<xi:include href="summary.xml" /> + +</chapter> |