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hashFile

builtins.hashFile

Primop
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Takes 2 arguments

type, p


Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of the file at path p. The hash algorithm specified by type must be one of "md5", "sha1", "sha256" or "sha512".

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
hashFile :: String -> Path -> String

Implementation

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