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If you want to contribute to the documentation, [here's how to do it](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#chap-contributing). If you want to contribute to the documentation, [here's how to do it](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#chap-contributing).
If you're only getting started with Nix, go to [nixos.org/learn](https://nixos.org/learn). If you're only getting started with Nix, go to [nixos.org/learn](https://nixos.org/learn).
## Contributing to this documentation {#chap-contributing}
The sources of the Nixpkgs manual are in the [doc](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/doc) subdirectory of the Nixpkgs repository.
You can quickly check your edits with `nix-build`:
```ShellSession
$ cd /path/to/nixpkgs
$ nix-build doc
```
If the build succeeds, the manual will be in `./result/share/doc/nixpkgs/manual.html`.
### devmode {#sec-contributing-devmode}
The shell in the manual source directory makes available a command, `devmode`.
It is a daemon, that:
1. watches the manual's source for changes and when they occur — rebuilds
2. HTTP serves the manual, injecting a script that triggers reload on changes
3. opens the manual in the default browser
### Syntax {#sec-contributing-markup}
As per [RFC 0072](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/72), all new documentation content should be written in [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/) Markdown dialect.
Additional syntax extensions are available, all of which can be used in NixOS option documentation. The following extensions are currently used:
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-tables}
Tables, using the [GitHub-flavored Markdown syntax](https://github.github.com/gfm/#tables-extension-).
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-anchors}
Explicitly defined **anchors** on headings, to allow linking to sections. These should be always used, to ensure the anchors can be linked even when the heading text changes, and to prevent conflicts between [automatically assigned identifiers](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/auto_identifiers.md).
It uses the widely compatible [header attributes](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/attributes.md) syntax:
```markdown
## Syntax {#sec-contributing-markup}
```
::: {.note}
NixOS option documentation does not support headings in general.
:::
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-anchors-inline}
**Inline anchors**, which allow linking arbitrary place in the text (e.g. individual list items, sentences…).
They are defined using a hybrid of the link syntax with the attributes syntax known from headings, called [bracketed spans](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/bracketed_spans.md):
```markdown
- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib} `glib` setup hook will populate `GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH` and then `wrapGAppsHook` will prepend it to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`.
```
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-automatic-links}
If you **omit a link text** for a link pointing to a section, the text will be substituted automatically. For example, `[](#chap-contributing)` will result in [](#chap-contributing).
This syntax is taken from [MyST](https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/using/syntax.html#targets-and-cross-referencing).
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-inline-roles}
If you want to link to a man page, you can use `` {manpage}`nix.conf(5)` ``, which will turn into {manpage}`nix.conf(5)`. The references will turn into links when a mapping exists in {file}`doc/manpage-urls.json`.
A few markups for other kinds of literals are also available:
- `` {command}`rm -rfi` `` turns into {command}`rm -rfi`
- `` {env}`XDG_DATA_DIRS` `` turns into {env}`XDG_DATA_DIRS`
- `` {file}`/etc/passwd` `` turns into {file}`/etc/passwd`
- `` {option}`networking.useDHCP` `` turns into {option}`networking.useDHCP`
- `` {var}`/etc/passwd` `` turns into {var}`/etc/passwd`
These literal kinds are used mostly in NixOS option documentation.
This syntax is taken from [MyST](https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/syntax/syntax.html#roles-an-in-line-extension-point). Though, the feature originates from [reStructuredText](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/roles.html#role-manpage) with slightly different syntax.
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-admonitions}
**Admonitions**, set off from the text to bring attention to something.
It uses pandocs [fenced `div`s syntax](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/fenced_divs.md):
```markdown
::: {.warning}
This is a warning
:::
```
which renders as
> ::: {.warning}
> This is a warning.
> :::
The following are supported:
- [`caution`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/caution.html)
- [`important`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/important.html)
- [`note`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/note.html)
- [`tip`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/tip.html)
- [`warning`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/warning.html)
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-definition-lists}
[**Definition lists**](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/definition_lists.md), for defining a group of terms:
```markdown
pear
: green or yellow bulbous fruit
watermelon
: green fruit with red flesh
```
which renders as
> pear
> : green or yellow bulbous fruit
>
> watermelon
> : green fruit with red flesh

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# Contributing to Nixpkgs documentation {#chap-contributing} # Contributing to Nixpkgs documentation {#chap-contributing}
The sources of the Nixpkgs manual are in the [doc](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/doc) subdirectory of the Nixpkgs repository. This section has been moved to [doc/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/doc/README.md).
You can quickly check your edits with `nix-build`:
```ShellSession
$ cd /path/to/nixpkgs
$ nix-build doc
```
If the build succeeds, the manual will be in `./result/share/doc/nixpkgs/manual.html`.
## devmode {#sec-contributing-devmode} ## devmode {#sec-contributing-devmode}
The shell in the manual source directory makes available a command, `devmode`. This section has been moved to [doc/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/doc/README.md).
It is a daemon, that:
1. watches the manual's source for changes and when they occur — rebuilds
2. HTTP serves the manual, injecting a script that triggers reload on changes
3. opens the manual in the default browser
## Syntax {#sec-contributing-markup} ## Syntax {#sec-contributing-markup}
As per [RFC 0072](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/72), all new documentation content should be written in [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/) Markdown dialect. This section has been moved to [doc/README.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/doc/README.md).
Additional syntax extensions are available, all of which can be used in NixOS option documentation. The following extensions are currently used:
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-tables}
Tables, using the [GitHub-flavored Markdown syntax](https://github.github.com/gfm/#tables-extension-).
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-anchors}
Explicitly defined **anchors** on headings, to allow linking to sections. These should be always used, to ensure the anchors can be linked even when the heading text changes, and to prevent conflicts between [automatically assigned identifiers](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/auto_identifiers.md).
It uses the widely compatible [header attributes](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/attributes.md) syntax:
```markdown
## Syntax {#sec-contributing-markup}
```
::: {.note}
NixOS option documentation does not support headings in general.
:::
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-anchors-inline}
**Inline anchors**, which allow linking arbitrary place in the text (e.g. individual list items, sentences…).
They are defined using a hybrid of the link syntax with the attributes syntax known from headings, called [bracketed spans](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/bracketed_spans.md):
```markdown
- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib} `glib` setup hook will populate `GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH` and then `wrapGAppsHook` will prepend it to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`.
```
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-automatic-links}
If you **omit a link text** for a link pointing to a section, the text will be substituted automatically. For example, `[](#chap-contributing)` will result in [](#chap-contributing).
This syntax is taken from [MyST](https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/using/syntax.html#targets-and-cross-referencing).
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-inline-roles}
If you want to link to a man page, you can use `` {manpage}`nix.conf(5)` ``, which will turn into {manpage}`nix.conf(5)`. The references will turn into links when a mapping exists in {file}`doc/manpage-urls.json`.
A few markups for other kinds of literals are also available:
- `` {command}`rm -rfi` `` turns into {command}`rm -rfi`
- `` {env}`XDG_DATA_DIRS` `` turns into {env}`XDG_DATA_DIRS`
- `` {file}`/etc/passwd` `` turns into {file}`/etc/passwd`
- `` {option}`networking.useDHCP` `` turns into {option}`networking.useDHCP`
- `` {var}`/etc/passwd` `` turns into {var}`/etc/passwd`
These literal kinds are used mostly in NixOS option documentation.
This syntax is taken from [MyST](https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/syntax/syntax.html#roles-an-in-line-extension-point). Though, the feature originates from [reStructuredText](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/roles.html#role-manpage) with slightly different syntax.
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-admonitions}
**Admonitions**, set off from the text to bring attention to something.
It uses pandocs [fenced `div`s syntax](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/fenced_divs.md):
```markdown
::: {.warning}
This is a warning
:::
```
which renders as
> ::: {.warning}
> This is a warning.
> :::
The following are supported:
- [`caution`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/caution.html)
- [`important`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/important.html)
- [`note`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/note.html)
- [`tip`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/tip.html)
- [`warning`](https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/warning.html)
- []{#ssec-contributing-markup-definition-lists}
[**Definition lists**](https://github.com/jgm/commonmark-hs/blob/master/commonmark-extensions/test/definition_lists.md), for defining a group of terms:
```markdown
pear
: green or yellow bulbous fruit
watermelon
: green fruit with red flesh
```
which renders as
> pear
> : green or yellow bulbous fruit
>
> watermelon
> : green fruit with red flesh