diff --git a/doc/manual/source/store/derivation/index.md b/doc/manual/source/store/derivation/index.md index 1687ad8c0..0e12b4d5e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/store/derivation/index.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/store/derivation/index.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This is where Nix distinguishes itself. ## Store Derivation {#store-derivation} -A derivation is a specification for running an executable on precisely defined input to produce on more [store objects][store object]. +A derivation is a specification for running an executable on precisely defined input to produce one or more [store objects][store object]. These store objects are known as the derivation's *outputs*. Derivations are *built*, in which case the process is spawned according to the spec, and when it exits, required to leave behind files which will (after post-processing) become the outputs of the derivation.