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doc/glossary: Add base directory #10563

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- For expressions written in command line arguments with [`--expr`](@docroot@/command-ref/opt-common.html#opt-expr), the base directory is the current working directory.
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- For expressions written in command line arguments with [`--expr`](@docroot@/command-ref/opt-common.html#opt-expr), the base directory is the current working directory.
- For expressions passed as command line arguments with [`--expr`](@docroot@/command-ref/opt-common.html#opt-expr), the base directory is the current working directory.

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Meh, I can't commit myself. Please merge yourself after this fix.

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I've added a comment to clarify the wording:

  * "written in": the expression itself must be written as an argument,
    whereas the more natural "passed as an argument" allows an interpretation
    where the expression could be passed by file name.

@roberth roberth force-pushed the doc-glossary-base-directory branch 2 times, most recently from f168732 to fa79f19 Compare April 21, 2024 12:23
@roberth roberth force-pushed the doc-glossary-base-directory branch from fa79f19 to e8d267a Compare April 21, 2024 12:24
@roberth roberth enabled auto-merge April 21, 2024 12:25
@roberth roberth merged commit c6526fa into NixOS:master Apr 21, 2024
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