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## Attribute selection
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## Attribute selection
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> *e* `.` *attrpath* \[ `or` *def* \]
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> *attrset* `.` *attrpath* \[ `or` *value* \]
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Select the attribute denoted by attribute path *attrpath* from attribute set *e*.
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Select the attribute denoted by attribute path *attrpath* from attribute set *attrset*.
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An attribute path is a dot-separated list of attribute names.
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An attribute path is a dot-separated list of attribute names.
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If the attribute doesn’t exist, return *def* if provided, otherwise abort evaluation.
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If the attribute doesn’t exist, return *value* if provided, otherwise abort evaluation.
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Associativity: none
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Associativity: none
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## Function application
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## Function application
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> *f* *e*
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> *f* *a*
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Call function *f* with argument *e*.
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Call function *f* with argument *a*.
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Associativity: left
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Associativity: left
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## Arithmetic negation
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## Arithmetic negation
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> `-` *e*
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> `-` *n*
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Flip the sign of the number *n*.
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Associativity: none
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Associativity: none
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## Has attribute
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## Has attribute
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> *e* `?` *attrpath*
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> *attrset* `?` *attrpath*
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Test whether set *e* contains the attribute denoted by *attrpath*; return `true` or `false`.
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Test whether attribute set *attrset* contains the attribute denoted by *attrpath*; return `true` or `false`.
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Associativity: none
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Associativity: none
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## List concatenation
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## List concatenation
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> *e1* `++` *e2*
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> *list1* `++` *list2*
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Concatenate lists *e1* and *e2*.
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Concatenate lists *list1* and *list2*.
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Associativity: right
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Associativity: right
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## Multiplication
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## Multiplication
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> *e1* `*` *e2*,
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> *n1* `*` *n2*,
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Multiply numbers *e1* and *e2*.
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Multiply numbers *n1* and *n2*.
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Associativity: left
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Associativity: left
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## Division
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## Division
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> *e1* `/` *e2*
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> *n1* `/` *n2*
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Divide numbers *e1* and *e2*.
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Divide numbers *n1* and *n2*.
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Associativity: left
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Associativity: left
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## Subtraction
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## Subtraction
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> *e1* `-` *e2*
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> *n1* `-` *n2*
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Subtract numbers *e2* from *e1*.
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Subtract numbers *n2* from *n1*.
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Associativity: left
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Associativity: left
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## Addition
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## Addition
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> *e1* `+` *e2*
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> *n1* `+` *n2*
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Add numbers *e1* and *e2*.
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Add numbers *n1* and *n2*.
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Associativity: left
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Associativity: left
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## Logical negation (`NOT`)
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## Logical negation (`NOT`)
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> `!` *e*
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> `!` *b*
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Negate the Boolean value *e*.
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Negate the Boolean value *b*.
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Associativity: none
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Associativity: none
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Precedence: 8
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Precedence: 8
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## Merge attribute sets
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## Update
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> *e1* `//` *e2*
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> *attrset1* `//` *attrset1*
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Return a set consisting of all the attributes in *e1* and *e2*.
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Update attribute set *attrset1* with names and values from *attrset2*.
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The returned attribute set will have of all the attributes in *e1* and *e2*.
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If an attribute name is present in both, the attribute value from the former is taken.
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If an attribute name is present in both, the attribute value from the former is taken.
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Associativity: right
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Associativity: right
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Precedence: 9
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Precedence: 9
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## Less than
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## Comparison
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- Arithmetic comparison for numbers
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- Lexicographic comparison for strings and paths
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- Lexicographic comparison for lists:
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Elements at the same index in both lists are compared according to their type and skipped if they are equal.
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Associativity: none
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### Less than
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> *e1* `<` *e2*,
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> *e1* `<` *e2*,
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- Arithmetic comparison for numbers
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### Less than or equal to
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- Lexicographic comparison for strings and paths
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- Lexicographic comparison for lists:
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Elements at the same index in both lists are compared according to their type and skipped if they are equal.
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Associativity: none
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## Less than or equal to
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> *e1* `<=` *e2*
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> *e1* `<=` *e2*
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- Arithmetic comparison for numbers
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### Greater than
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- Lexicographic comparison for strings and paths
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- Lexicographic comparison for lists:
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Elements at the same index in both lists are compared according to their type and skipped if they are equal.
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## Greater than
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> *e1* `>` *e2*
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> *e1* `>` *e2*
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- Arithmetic comparison for numbers
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### Greater than or equal to
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- Lexicographic comparison for strings and paths
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- Lexicographic comparison for lists:
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Elements at the same index in both lists are compared according to their type and skipped if they are equal.
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## Greater than or equal to
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> *e1* `>=` *e2*
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> *e1* `>=` *e2*
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- Arithmetic comparison for numbers
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- Lexicographic comparison for strings and paths
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- Lexicographic comparison for lists:
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Elements at the same index in both lists are compared according to their type and skipped if they are equal.
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## Equality
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## Equality
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> *e1* `==` *e2*
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> *e1* `==` *e2*
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Check *e1* and *e2* for equality.
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Check expressions *e1* and *e2* for value equality.
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- Attribute sets and lists are compared recursively, and therefore are fully evaluated.
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- Attribute sets and lists are compared recursively, and therefore are fully evaluated.
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- Comparison of functions always returns `false`.
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- Comparison of functions always returns `false`.
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## Logical conjunction (`AND`)
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## Logical conjunction (`AND`)
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> *e1* `&&` *e2*
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> *b1* `&&` *b2*
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Return `true` if and only if both `e1` and `e2` evaluate to `true`, otherwise `false`.
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Return `true` if and only if both `b1` and `b2` evaluate to `true`, otherwise `false`.
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## Logical disjunction (`OR`)
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## Logical disjunction (`OR`)
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> *e1* `||` *e2*
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> *b1* `||` *b2*
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Return `true` if at least `e1` or `e2` evaluate to `true`, otherwise `false`.
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Return `true` if at least one of `b1` or `b2` evaluate to `true`, otherwise `false`.
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## Logical implication
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## Logical implication
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> *e1* `->` *e2*
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> *b1* `->` *b2*
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Return `false` if *e1* evaluates to `true` and *e2* evaluates to `false`, otherwise `true`.
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Return `false` if *b1* evaluates to `true` and *b2* evaluates to `false`, otherwise `true`.
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Equivalent to `!`*e1* `||` *e2*.
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