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Many more commands wrap `writeTextFile` including `writeText`, `writeTextDir`, `writeScript`, and `writeScriptBin`. These are convenience functions over `writeTextFile`. Many more commands wrap `writeTextFile` including `writeText`, `writeTextDir`, `writeScript`, and `writeScriptBin`. These are convenience functions over `writeTextFile`.
Here are a few examples:
```nix
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path>
writeTextFile {
name = "my-file";
text = ''
Contents of File
'';
}
# See also the `writeText` helper function below.
# Writes executable my-file to /nix/store/<store path>/bin/my-file
writeTextFile {
name = "my-file";
text = ''
Contents of File
'';
executable = true;
destination = "/bin/my-file";
}
# Writes contents of file to /nix/store/<store path>
writeText "my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
# Writes contents of file to /nix/store/<store path>/share/my-file
writeTextDir "share/my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path> and makes executable
writeScript "my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path>/bin/my-file and makes executable.
writeScriptBin "my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path> and makes executable.
writeShellScript "my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path>/bin/my-file and makes executable.
writeShellScriptBin "my-file"
''
Contents of File
'';
```
## `concatTextFile`, `concatText`, `concatScript` {#trivial-builder-concatText} ## `concatTextFile`, `concatText`, `concatScript` {#trivial-builder-concatText}
These functions concatenate `files` to the Nix store in a single file. This is useful for configuration files structured in lines of text. `concatTextFile` takes an attribute set and expects two arguments, `name` and `files`. `name` corresponds to the name used in the Nix store path. `files` will be the files to be concatenated. You can also set `executable` to true to make this file have the executable bit set. These functions concatenate `files` to the Nix store in a single file. This is useful for configuration files structured in lines of text. `concatTextFile` takes an attribute set and expects two arguments, `name` and `files`. `name` corresponds to the name used in the Nix store path. `files` will be the files to be concatenated. You can also set `executable` to true to make this file have the executable bit set.
`concatText` and`concatScript` are simple wrappers over `concatTextFile`. `concatText` and`concatScript` are simple wrappers over `concatTextFile`.
Here are a few examples:
```nix
# Writes my-file to /nix/store/<store path>
concatTextFile {
name = "my-file";
files = [ drv1 "${drv2}/path/to/file" ];
}
# See also the `concatText` helper function below.
# Writes executable my-file to /nix/store/<store path>/bin/my-file
concatTextFile {
name = "my-file";
files = [ drv1 "${drv2}/path/to/file" ];
executable = true;
destination = "/bin/my-file";
}
# Writes contents of files to /nix/store/<store path>
concatText "my-file" [ file1 file2 ]
# Writes contents of files to /nix/store/<store path>
concatScript "my-file" [ file1 file2 ]
```
## `writeShellApplication` {#trivial-builder-writeShellApplication} ## `writeShellApplication` {#trivial-builder-writeShellApplication}
This can be used to easily produce a shell script that has some dependencies (`runtimeInputs`). It automatically sets the `PATH` of the script to contain all of the listed inputs, sets some sanity shellopts (`errexit`, `nounset`, `pipefail`), and checks the resulting script with [`shellcheck`](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck). This can be used to easily produce a shell script that has some dependencies (`runtimeInputs`). It automatically sets the `PATH` of the script to contain all of the listed inputs, sets some sanity shellopts (`errexit`, `nounset`, `pipefail`), and checks the resulting script with [`shellcheck`](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck).
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## `symlinkJoin` {#trivial-builder-symlinkJoin} ## `symlinkJoin` {#trivial-builder-symlinkJoin}
This can be used to put many derivations into the same directory structure. It works by creating a new derivation and adding symlinks to each of the paths listed. It expects two arguments, `name`, and `paths`. `name` is the name used in the Nix store path for the created derivation. `paths` is a list of paths that will be symlinked. These paths can be to Nix store derivations or any other subdirectory contained within. This can be used to put many derivations into the same directory structure. It works by creating a new derivation and adding symlinks to each of the paths listed. It expects two arguments, `name`, and `paths`. `name` is the name used in the Nix store path for the created derivation. `paths` is a list of paths that will be symlinked. These paths can be to Nix store derivations or any other subdirectory contained within.
Here is an example:
```nix
# adds symlinks of hello and stack to current build and prints "links added"
symlinkJoin { name = "myexample"; paths = [ pkgs.hello pkgs.stack ]; postBuild = "echo links added"; }
```
This creates a derivation with a directory structure like the following:
```
/nix/store/sglsr5g079a5235hy29da3mq3hv8sjmm-myexample
|-- bin
| |-- hello -> /nix/store/qy93dp4a3rqyn2mz63fbxjg228hffwyw-hello-2.10/bin/hello
| `-- stack -> /nix/store/6lzdpxshx78281vy056lbk553ijsdr44-stack-2.1.3.1/bin/stack
`-- share
|-- bash-completion
| `-- completions
| `-- stack -> /nix/store/6lzdpxshx78281vy056lbk553ijsdr44-stack-2.1.3.1/share/bash-completion/completions/stack
|-- fish
| `-- vendor_completions.d
| `-- stack.fish -> /nix/store/6lzdpxshx78281vy056lbk553ijsdr44-stack-2.1.3.1/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/stack.fish
...
```
## `writeReferencesToFile` {#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile} ## `writeReferencesToFile` {#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile}