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Tweak fetchTree docs

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Eelco Dolstra 2021-10-26 14:21:24 +02:00
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src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
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@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_fetchTarball({
stdenv.mkDerivation { … }
```
The fetched tarball is cached for a certain amount of time (1 hour
by default) in `~/.cache/nix/tarballs/`. You can change the cache
timeout either on the command line with `--option tarball-ttl number
of seconds` or in the Nix configuration file with this option: `
number of seconds to cache `.
The fetched tarball is cached for a certain amount of time (1
hour by default) in `~/.cache/nix/tarballs/`. You can change the
cache timeout either on the command line with `--tarball-ttl`
*number-of-seconds* or in the Nix configuration file by adding
the line `tarball-ttl = ` *number-of-seconds*.
Note that when obtaining the hash with ` nix-prefetch-url ` the
Note that when obtaining the hash with `nix-prefetch-url` the
option `--unpack` is required.
This function can also verify the contents against a hash. In that