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@ -483,6 +483,23 @@ This is typically used to specify the current directory:
Two dots (`..`) denote the parent directory.
#### Search path
Also known as “angle bracket syntax”.
<nixpkgs>
The value of a named path is a file system path that depends on the contents of the [`$NIX_PATH`][NIX_PATH] environment variable.
In practice, `<nixpkgs>` points to the file system path of some revision of the Nix package collection's source repository [nixpkgs][nixpkgs].
For example, `<nixpkgs/lib>` points to the subdirectory `lib` of that file system path.
While you will see many such examples, we recommend to {ref}`avoid search paths <search-path>` in practice, as they are not fully reproducible.
[NIX_PATH]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/env-common.html?highlight=nix_path#env-NIX_PATH
[nixpkgs]: https://github.org/NixOS/nixpkgs
[manual-primitives]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/expressions/language-values.html#primitives
### Indented strings
Also known as “multi-line strings”.
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#### Search path
Also known as “angle bracket syntax”.
<nixpkgs>
The value of a named path is a file system path that depends on the contents of the [`$NIX_PATH`][NIX_PATH] environment variable.
In practice, `<nixpkgs>` points to the file system path of some revision of the Nix package collection's source repository [nixpkgs][nixpkgs].
For example, `<nixpkgs/lib>` points to the subdirectory `lib` of that file system path.
While you will see many such examples, we recommend to {ref}`avoid search paths <search-path>` in practice, as they are not fully reproducible.
[NIX_PATH]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/env-common.html?highlight=nix_path#env-NIX_PATH
[nixpkgs]: https://github.org/NixOS/nixpkgs
[manual-primitives]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/expressions/language-values.html#primitives
## Function libraries