Reference

nix3-config-check(1)

check your system for potential problems and print a PASS or FAIL for each check

Warning
This program is experimental ⟨@docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command⟩ and its interface is subject to change.

Name

nix config check - check your system for potential problems and print a PASS or FAIL for each check

Synopsis

nix config check [option…]

Options

Logging-related options

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--debug ⟨#opt-debug⟩

Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.

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--log-format ⟨#opt-log-format⟩ format

Set the format of log output; one of raw, internal-json, bar or bar-with-logs.

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--print-build-logs ⟨#opt-print-build-logs⟩ / -L

Print full build logs on standard error.

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--quiet ⟨#opt-quiet⟩

Decrease the logging verbosity level.

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--verbose ⟨#opt-verbose⟩ / -v

Increase the logging verbosity level.

Miscellaneous global options

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--help ⟨#opt-help⟩

Show usage information.

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--offline ⟨#opt-offline⟩

Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.

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--option ⟨#opt-option⟩ name value

Set the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding nix.conf).

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--refresh ⟨#opt-refresh⟩

Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

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--version ⟨#opt-version⟩

Show version information.

Note

See man nix.conf ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#command-line-flags⟩ for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.