diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.xml index b9da712b86f0..7b25a39e83b8 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.xml @@ -262,8 +262,18 @@ startAll; <literal>waitForWindow(qr/Terminal/)</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><methodname>copyFileFromHost</methodname></term> + <listitem><para>Copies a file from host to machine, e.g., + <literal>copyFileFromHost("myfile", "/etc/my/important/file")</literal>.</para> + <para>The first argument is the file on the host. The file needs to be + accessible while building the nix derivation. The second argument is + the location of the file on the machine.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> -</section> \ No newline at end of file +</section>