---
name: "nix-store-add"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nix-bin"
version: "2.26.3+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nix-store-add"
---

# nix-store-add(1)

add paths to Nix store

## Name

`nix-store --add` - add paths to Nix store

## Synopsis

`nix-store` `--add` *paths…*

## Description

The operation `--add` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. It prints the resulting paths in the Nix store on standard output.

*paths* that refer to symlinks are not dereferenced, but added to the store as symlinks with the same target.

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## Example

```
$ nix-store --add ./foo.c
/nix/store/m7lrha58ph6rcnv109yzx1nk1cj7k7zf-foo.c
```