---
name: "nix3-hash-convert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nix-bin"
version: "2.26.3+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nix3-hash-convert"
---

# nix3-hash-convert(1)

convert between hash formats

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

## Name

`nix hash convert` - convert between hash formats

## Synopsis

`nix hash convert` \[*option*…\] *hashes*…

## Examples

- •

  Convert a hash to `nix32` (a base-32 encoding with a Nix-specific character set).

```
$ nix hash convert --hash-algo sha1 --to nix32 800d59cfcd3c05e900cb4e214be48f6b886a08df
vw46m23bizj4n8afrc0fj19wrp7mj3c0
```

- •

  Convert a hash to the `sri` format ⟨https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource\_Integrity⟩ that includes an algorithm specification:

```
# nix hash convert --hash-algo sha1 800d59cfcd3c05e900cb4e214be48f6b886a08df
sha1-gA1Zz808BekAy04hS+SPa4hqCN8=
```

-

  or with an explicit `--to` format:

```
# nix hash convert --hash-algo sha1 --to sri 800d59cfcd3c05e900cb4e214be48f6b886a08df
sha1-gA1Zz808BekAy04hS+SPa4hqCN8=
```

- •

  Assert the input format of the hash:

```
# nix hash convert --hash-algo sha256 --from nix32 ungWv48Bz+pBQUDeXa4iI7ADYaOWF3qctBD/YfIAFa0=
error: input hash 'ungWv48Bz+pBQUDeXa4iI7ADYaOWF3qctBD/YfIAFa0=' does not have the expected format '--from nix32'
# nix hash convert --hash-algo sha256 --from nix32 1b8m03r63zqhnjf7l5wnldhh7c134ap5vpj0850ymkq1iyzicy5s
sha256-ungWv48Bz+pBQUDeXa4iI7ADYaOWF3qctBD/YfIAFa0=
```

## Description

`nix hash convert` converts hashes from one encoding to another.

## Options

- •

  `--from` ⟨#opt-from⟩ *hash-format*

-

  Hash format (`base16`, `nix32`, `base64`, `sri`).

- •

  `--hash-algo` ⟨#opt-hash-algo⟩ *hash-algo*

-

  Hash algorithm (`md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, or `sha512`). Can be omitted for SRI hashes.

- •

  `--to` ⟨#opt-to⟩ *hash-format*

-

  Hash format (`base16`, `nix32`, `base64`, `sri`). Default: `sri`.

### Logging-related options

- •

  `--debug` ⟨#opt-debug⟩

-

  Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.

- •

  `--log-format` ⟨#opt-log-format⟩ *format*

-

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

- •

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

-

  Print full build logs on standard error.

- •

  `--quiet` ⟨#opt-quiet⟩

-

  Decrease the logging verbosity level.

- •

  `--verbose` ⟨#opt-verbose⟩ / `-v`

-

  Increase the logging verbosity level.

### Miscellaneous global options

- •

  `--help` ⟨#opt-help⟩

-

  Show usage information.

- •

  `--offline` ⟨#opt-offline⟩

-

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

- •

  `--option` ⟨#opt-option⟩ *name* *value*

-

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

- •

  `--refresh` ⟨#opt-refresh⟩

-

  Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

- •

  `--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.