Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

Name

nix store prefetch-file - download a file into the Nix store

Synopsis

nix store prefetch-file [option...] url

Examples

• Download a file to the Nix store:

  # nix store prefetch-file https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.10/nix-2.3.10.tar.xz
  Downloaded 'https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.10/nix-2.3.10.tar.xz' to
  '/nix/store/vbdbi42hgnc4h7pyqzp6h2yf77kw93aw-source' (hash
  'sha256-qKheVd5D0BervxMDbt+1hnTKE2aRWC8XCAwc0SeHt6s=').
  

• Download a file and get the SHA-512 hash:

  # nix store prefetch-file --json --hash-type sha512 \
      https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.10/nix-2.3.10.tar.xz \
    | jq -r .hash
  sha512-6XJxfym0TNH9knxeH4ZOvns6wElFy3uahunl2hJgovACCMEMXSy42s69zWVyGJALXTI+86tpDJGlIcAySEKBbA==
  

Description

This command downloads the file url to the Nix store. It prints out the resulting store path and the cryptographic hash of the contents of the file.

The name component of the store path defaults to the last component of url, but this can be overridden using --name.

Options

• --executable

  Make the resulting file executable. Note that this causes the resulting hash to be a NAR hash rather than a flat file hash.

• --expected-hash hash

  The expected hash of the file.

• --hash-type hash-algo

  hash algorithm ('md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', or 'sha512')

• --json

  Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.

• --name name

  Override the name component of the resulting store path. It defaults to the base name of url.

Logging-related options:

• --debug

  Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.

• --log-format format

  Set the format of log output; one of raw, internal-json, bar or bar-with-logs.

• --print-build-logs / -L

  Print full build logs on standard error.

• --quiet

  Decrease the logging verbosity level.

• --verbose / -v

  Increase the logging verbosity level.

Miscellaneous global options:

• --help

  Show usage information.

• --offline

  Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.

• --option name value

  Set the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding nix.conf).

• --refresh

  Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

• --version

  Show version information.

Options to override configuration settings:

• --accept-flake-config

  Enable the accept-flake-config setting.

• --access-tokens value

  Set the access-tokens setting.

• --allow-dirty

  Enable the allow-dirty setting.

• --allow-import-from-derivation

  Enable the allow-import-from-derivation setting.

• --allow-new-privileges

  Enable the allow-new-privileges setting.

• --allow-symlinked-store

  Enable the allow-symlinked-store setting.

• --allow-unsafe-native-code-during-evaluation

  Enable the allow-unsafe-native-code-during-evaluation setting.

• --allowed-impure-host-deps value

  Set the allowed-impure-host-deps setting.

• --allowed-uris value

  Set the allowed-uris setting.

• --allowed-users value

  Set the allowed-users setting.

• --auto-allocate-uids

  Enable the auto-allocate-uids setting.

• --auto-optimise-store

  Enable the auto-optimise-store setting.

• --bash-prompt value

  Set the bash-prompt setting.

• --bash-prompt-prefix value

  Set the bash-prompt-prefix setting.

• --bash-prompt-suffix value

  Set the bash-prompt-suffix setting.

• --build-hook value

  Set the build-hook setting.

• --build-poll-interval value

  Set the build-poll-interval setting.

• --build-users-group value

  Set the build-users-group setting.

• --builders value

  Set the builders setting.

• --builders-use-substitutes

  Enable the builders-use-substitutes setting.

• --commit-lockfile-summary value

  Set the commit-lockfile-summary setting.

• --compress-build-log

  Enable the compress-build-log setting.

• --connect-timeout value

  Set the connect-timeout setting.

• --cores value

  Set the cores setting.

• --diff-hook value

  Set the diff-hook setting.

• --download-attempts value

  Set the download-attempts setting.

• --download-speed value

  Set the download-speed setting.

• --eval-cache

  Enable the eval-cache setting.

• --experimental-features value

  Set the experimental-features setting.

• --extra-access-tokens value

  Append to the access-tokens setting.

• --extra-allowed-impure-host-deps value

  Append to the allowed-impure-host-deps setting.

• --extra-allowed-uris value

  Append to the allowed-uris setting.

• --extra-allowed-users value

  Append to the allowed-users setting.

• --extra-build-hook value

  Append to the build-hook setting.

• --extra-experimental-features value

  Append to the experimental-features setting.

• --extra-extra-platforms value

  Append to the extra-platforms setting.

• --extra-hashed-mirrors value

  Append to the hashed-mirrors setting.

• --extra-ignored-acls value

  Append to the ignored-acls setting.

• --extra-nix-path value

  Append to the nix-path setting.

• --extra-platforms value

  Set the extra-platforms setting.

• --extra-plugin-files value

  Append to the plugin-files setting.

• --extra-sandbox-paths value

  Append to the sandbox-paths setting.

• --extra-secret-key-files value

  Append to the secret-key-files setting.

• --extra-substituters value

  Append to the substituters setting.

• --extra-system-features value

  Append to the system-features setting.

• --extra-trusted-public-keys value

  Append to the trusted-public-keys setting.

• --extra-trusted-substituters value

  Append to the trusted-substituters setting.

• --extra-trusted-users value

  Append to the trusted-users setting.

• --fallback

  Enable the fallback setting.

• --filter-syscalls

  Enable the filter-syscalls setting.

• --flake-registry value

  Set the flake-registry setting.

• --fsync-metadata

  Enable the fsync-metadata setting.

• --gc-reserved-space value

  Set the gc-reserved-space setting.

• --hashed-mirrors value

  Set the hashed-mirrors setting.

• --http-connections value

  Set the http-connections setting.

• --http2

  Enable the http2 setting.

• --id-count value

  Set the id-count setting.

• --ignore-try

  Enable the ignore-try setting.

• --ignored-acls value

  Set the ignored-acls setting.

• --impersonate-linux-26

  Enable the impersonate-linux-26 setting.

• --keep-build-log

  Enable the keep-build-log setting.

• --keep-derivations

  Enable the keep-derivations setting.

• --keep-env-derivations

  Enable the keep-env-derivations setting.

• --keep-failed

  Enable the keep-failed setting.

• --keep-going

  Enable the keep-going setting.

• --keep-outputs

  Enable the keep-outputs setting.

• --log-lines value

  Set the log-lines setting.

• --max-build-log-size value

  Set the max-build-log-size setting.

• --max-free value

  Set the max-free setting.

• --max-jobs value

  Set the max-jobs setting.

• --max-silent-time value

  Set the max-silent-time setting.

• --max-substitution-jobs value

  Set the max-substitution-jobs setting.

• --min-free value

  Set the min-free setting.

• --min-free-check-interval value

  Set the min-free-check-interval setting.

• --nar-buffer-size value

  Set the nar-buffer-size setting.

• --narinfo-cache-negative-ttl value

  Set the narinfo-cache-negative-ttl setting.

• --narinfo-cache-positive-ttl value

  Set the narinfo-cache-positive-ttl setting.

• --netrc-file value

  Set the netrc-file setting.

• --nix-path value

  Set the nix-path setting.

• --no-accept-flake-config

  Disable the accept-flake-config setting.

• --no-allow-dirty

  Disable the allow-dirty setting.

• --no-allow-import-from-derivation

  Disable the allow-import-from-derivation setting.

• --no-allow-new-privileges

  Disable the allow-new-privileges setting.

• --no-allow-symlinked-store

  Disable the allow-symlinked-store setting.

• --no-allow-unsafe-native-code-during-evaluation

  Disable the allow-unsafe-native-code-during-evaluation setting.

• --no-auto-allocate-uids

  Disable the auto-allocate-uids setting.

• --no-auto-optimise-store

  Disable the auto-optimise-store setting.

• --no-builders-use-substitutes

  Disable the builders-use-substitutes setting.

• --no-compress-build-log

  Disable the compress-build-log setting.

• --no-eval-cache

  Disable the eval-cache setting.

• --no-fallback

  Disable the fallback setting.

• --no-filter-syscalls

  Disable the filter-syscalls setting.

• --no-fsync-metadata

  Disable the fsync-metadata setting.

• --no-http2

  Disable the http2 setting.

• --no-ignore-try

  Disable the ignore-try setting.

• --no-impersonate-linux-26

  Disable the impersonate-linux-26 setting.

• --no-keep-build-log

  Disable the keep-build-log setting.

• --no-keep-derivations

  Disable the keep-derivations setting.

• --no-keep-env-derivations

  Disable the keep-env-derivations setting.

• --no-keep-failed

  Disable the keep-failed setting.

• --no-keep-going

  Disable the keep-going setting.

• --no-keep-outputs

  Disable the keep-outputs setting.

• --no-preallocate-contents

  Disable the preallocate-contents setting.

• --no-print-missing

  Disable the print-missing setting.

• --no-pure-eval

  Disable the pure-eval setting.

• --no-require-drop-supplementary-groups

  Disable the require-drop-supplementary-groups setting.

• --no-require-sigs

  Disable the require-sigs setting.

• --no-restrict-eval

  Disable the restrict-eval setting.

• --no-run-diff-hook

  Disable the run-diff-hook setting.

• --no-sandbox

  Disable sandboxing.

• --no-sandbox-fallback

  Disable the sandbox-fallback setting.

• --no-show-trace

  Disable the show-trace setting.

• --no-substitute

  Disable the substitute setting.

• --no-sync-before-registering

  Disable the sync-before-registering setting.

• --no-trace-function-calls

  Disable the trace-function-calls setting.

• --no-trace-verbose

  Disable the trace-verbose setting.

• --no-use-case-hack

  Disable the use-case-hack setting.

• --no-use-cgroups

  Disable the use-cgroups setting.

• --no-use-registries

  Disable the use-registries setting.

• --no-use-sqlite-wal

  Disable the use-sqlite-wal setting.

• --no-use-xdg-base-directories

  Disable the use-xdg-base-directories setting.

• --no-warn-dirty

  Disable the warn-dirty setting.

• --plugin-files value

  Set the plugin-files setting.

• --post-build-hook value

  Set the post-build-hook setting.

• --pre-build-hook value

  Set the pre-build-hook setting.

• --preallocate-contents

  Enable the preallocate-contents setting.

• --print-missing

  Enable the print-missing setting.

• --pure-eval

  Enable the pure-eval setting.

• --relaxed-sandbox

  Enable sandboxing, but allow builds to disable it.

• --require-drop-supplementary-groups

  Enable the require-drop-supplementary-groups setting.

• --require-sigs

  Enable the require-sigs setting.

• --restrict-eval

  Enable the restrict-eval setting.

• --run-diff-hook

  Enable the run-diff-hook setting.

• --sandbox

  Enable sandboxing.

• --sandbox-build-dir value

  Set the sandbox-build-dir setting.

• --sandbox-dev-shm-size value

  Set the sandbox-dev-shm-size setting.

• --sandbox-fallback

  Enable the sandbox-fallback setting.

• --sandbox-paths value

  Set the sandbox-paths setting.

• --secret-key-files value

  Set the secret-key-files setting.

• --show-trace

  Enable the show-trace setting.

• --ssl-cert-file value

  Set the ssl-cert-file setting.

• --stalled-download-timeout value

  Set the stalled-download-timeout setting.

• --start-id value

  Set the start-id setting.

• --store value

  Set the store setting.

• --substitute

  Enable the substitute setting.

• --substituters value

  Set the substituters setting.

• --sync-before-registering

  Enable the sync-before-registering setting.

• --system value

  Set the system setting.

• --system-features value

  Set the system-features setting.

• --tarball-ttl value

  Set the tarball-ttl setting.

• --timeout value

  Set the timeout setting.

• --trace-function-calls

  Enable the trace-function-calls setting.

• --trace-verbose

  Enable the trace-verbose setting.

• --trusted-public-keys value

  Set the trusted-public-keys setting.

• --trusted-substituters value

  Set the trusted-substituters setting.

• --trusted-users value

  Set the trusted-users setting.

• --use-case-hack

  Enable the use-case-hack setting.

• --use-cgroups

  Enable the use-cgroups setting.

• --use-registries

  Enable the use-registries setting.

• --use-sqlite-wal

  Enable the use-sqlite-wal setting.

• --use-xdg-base-directories

  Enable the use-xdg-base-directories setting.

• --user-agent-suffix value

  Set the user-agent-suffix setting.

• --warn-dirty

  Enable the warn-dirty setting.