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builtins.fetchurl

fetchurl

builtins.fetchurl

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Takes 1 arguments

url

Download the specified URL and return the path of the downloaded file. arg can be either a string denoting the URL, or an attribute set with the following attributes:

  • url

    The URL of the file to download.

  • name (default: the last path component of the URL)

    A name for the file in the store. This can be useful if the URL has any characters that are invalid for the store.

Not available in restricted evaluation mode.

This function is not defined in a .nix file. It is likely a builtins function or an alias of a builtins function. builtins functions are predefined functions provided by Nix.

Noogle detected

Detected Type
fetchurl :: String -> AttrSet

Implementation

This function is implemented in c++ and is part of the native nix runtime.