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reworded to avoid two consecutive semi-colons
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<para>
The value returned by the nixpkgs function is a set. More specifically,
it's a set of derivations. Using the <code>with</code> expression we bring
them into scope. This is the same as what <command>:l</command> does in
<application>nix repl</application>, so we can easily access derivations
them into scope. This is equivalent to the <command>:l &lt;nixpkgs&gt;</command>
we used in <application>nix repl</application>; it allows us to easily access derivations
such as <varname>bash</varname>, <varname>gcc</varname>, and
<varname>coreutils</varname>.
</para>
<para>
Then we meet the
<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#idm140737318075200"><code>inherit</code> keyword</link>.
<code>inherit foo;</code> is equivalent to <code>foo = foo;</code>;
<code>inherit foo bar;</code> is equivalent to <code>foo = foo; bar = bar;</code>.
<code>inherit foo;</code> is equivalent to <code>foo = foo;</code>.
Similarly, <code>inherit foo bar;</code> is equivalent to <code>foo = foo; bar = bar;</code>.
</para>
<para>
This syntax only makes sense inside sets. There's no magic involved, it's