Reference

nix-store-restore(1)

extract a Nix archive

Name

nix-store --restore - extract a Nix archive

Synopsis

nix-store --restore path

Description

The operation --restore unpacks a Nix Archive (NAR) ⟨@docroot@/store/file-system-object/content-address.md#serial-nix-archive⟩ to path, which must not already exist. The archive is read from standard input.

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