Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix config show
- show the Nix configuration or the value of a specific setting
Synopsis
nix config show
[option...] name
Options
-
Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.
-
Print compact JSON output on a single line, even when the output is a terminal. Some commands may print multiple JSON objects on separate lines.
See `--pretty`.
-
Print multi-line, indented JSON output for readability.
Default: indent if output is to a terminal. This option is only effective when `--json` is also specified.
Logging-related options
-
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.
-
--log-format
formatSet the format of log output; one of
raw
,internal-json
,bar
orbar-with-logs
. -
--print-build-logs
/-L
Print full build logs on standard error.
-
Decrease the logging verbosity level.
-
--verbose
/-v
Increase the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options
-
Show usage information.
-
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
-
--option
name 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Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.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.conf
for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.