Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store - manipulate a Nix store
Synopsis
nix store [option...] subcommand
where subcommand is one of the following:
nix store add- Add a file or directory to the Nix storenix store add-file- Deprecated. Usenix store add --mode flatinstead.nix store add-path- Deprecated alias tonix store add.nix store cat- print the contents of a file in the Nix store on stdoutnix store copy-log- copy build logs between Nix storesnix store copy-sigs- copy store path signatures from substitutersnix store delete- delete paths from the Nix storenix store diff-closures- show what packages and versions were added and removed between two closuresnix store dump-path- serialise a store path to stdout in NAR formatnix store gc- perform garbage collection on a Nix storenix store info- test whether a store can be accessednix store ls- show information about a path in the Nix storenix store make-content-addressed- rewrite a path or closure to content-addressed formnix store optimise- replace identical files in the store by hard linksnix store path-from-hash-part- get a store path from its hash partnix store ping- test whether a store can be accessednix store prefetch-file- download a file into the Nix storenix store repair- repair store pathsnix store sign- sign store paths with a local keynix store verify- verify the integrity of store paths
Options
Logging-related options
- 
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.
 - 
--log-formatformatSet the format of log output; one of
raw,internal-json,barorbar-with-logs. - 
--print-build-logs/-LPrint full build logs on standard error.
 - 
Decrease the logging verbosity level.
 - 
--verbose/-vIncrease the logging verbosity level.
 
Miscellaneous global options
- 
Show usage information.
 - 
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
 - 
--optionname valueSet the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding
nix.conf). - 
Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.
 - 
Show version information.
 
Note
See
man nix.conffor overriding configuration settings with command line flags.