Name
nix-store - manipulate or query the Nix store
Synopsis
nix-store operation [options…] [arguments…] [--option name value] [--add-root path]
Description
The command nix-store performs primitive operations on the Nix store. You generally do not need to run this command manually.
nix-store takes exactly one operation flag which indicates the subcommand to be performed. The following operations are available:
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--realise⟨./nix-store/realise.md⟩
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--serve⟨./nix-store/serve.md⟩
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--gc⟨./nix-store/gc.md⟩
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--delete⟨./nix-store/delete.md⟩
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--query⟨./nix-store/query.md⟩
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--add⟨./nix-store/add.md⟩
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--add-fixed⟨./nix-store/add-fixed.md⟩
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--verify⟨./nix-store/verify.md⟩
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--verify-path⟨./nix-store/verify-path.md⟩
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--repair-path⟨./nix-store/repair-path.md⟩
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--dump⟨./nix-store/dump.md⟩
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--restore⟨./nix-store/restore.md⟩
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--export⟨./nix-store/export.md⟩
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--import⟨./nix-store/import.md⟩
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--optimise⟨./nix-store/optimise.md⟩
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--read-log⟨./nix-store/read-log.md⟩
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--dump-db⟨./nix-store/dump-db.md⟩
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--load-db⟨./nix-store/load-db.md⟩
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--print-env⟨./nix-store/print-env.md⟩
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--generate-binary-cache-key⟨./nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md⟩
These pages can be viewed offline:
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man nix-store-<operation>.
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Example:
man nix-store-realise
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nix-store --help --<operation>
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Example:
nix-store --help --realise