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| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix | 16 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix index f9d8bccea28..cc5f5742109 100644 --- a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix +++ b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix @@ -176,16 +176,12 @@ in ''; type = types.listOf overlayType; description = lib.mdDoc '' - List of overlays to use with the Nix Packages collection. - (For details, see the Nixpkgs documentation.) It allows - you to override packages globally. Each function in the list - takes as an argument the *original* Nixpkgs. - The first argument should be used for finding dependencies, and - the second should be used for overriding recipes. - - If `nixpkgs.pkgs` is set, overlays specified here - will be applied after the overlays that were already present - in `nixpkgs.pkgs`. + List of overlays to apply to Nixpkgs. + This option allows modifying the Nixpkgs package set accessed through the `pkgs` module argument. + + For details, see the [Overlays chapter in the Nixpkgs manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-overlays). + + If the {option}`nixpkgs.pkgs` option is set, overlays specified using `nixpkgs.overlays` will be applied after the overlays that were already included in `nixpkgs.pkgs`. ''; }; |