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=== Finding a (function/package/…) definition === | === Finding a (function/package/…) definition === | ||
Nix is often criticized that it has no working “jump to definition”. The good news is that you can | Nix is often criticized that it has no working “jump to definition”. The good news is that you can have something very similar by using a regular expression: | ||
If your package is named <code>hello</code>, searching for the regular expression <code>hello\ =</code> lists all nix symbol definitions that are named this way. In many cases there’s only two or three results. You should find what you are searching for easily. | If your package is named <code>hello</code>, searching for the regular expression <code>hello\ =</code> lists all nix symbol definitions that are named this way. In many cases there’s only two or three results. You should find what you are searching for easily. | ||