Warning
This program is experimental ⟨@docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command⟩ and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix profile diff-closures - show the closure difference between each version of a profile
Synopsis
nix profile diff-closures [option…]
Examples
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Show what changed between each version of the NixOS system profile:
# nix profile diff-closures --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system Version 13 -> 14: acpi-call: 2020-04-07-5.8.13 → 2020-04-07-5.8.14 aws-sdk-cpp: -6723.1 KiB … Version 14 -> 15: acpi-call: 2020-04-07-5.8.14 → 2020-04-07-5.8.16 attica: -996.2 KiB breeze-icons: -78713.5 KiB brotli: 1.0.7 → 1.0.9, +44.2 KiB
Description
This command shows the difference between the closures of subsequent versions of a profile. See nix store diff-closures ⟨nix3-store-diff-closures.md⟩ for details.
Options
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--profile⟨#opt-profile⟩ path
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The profile to operate on.
Logging-related options
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--debug⟨#opt-debug⟩
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Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.
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--log-format⟨#opt-log-format⟩ format
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Set the format of log output; one of
raw,internal-json,barorbar-with-logs.
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--print-build-logs⟨#opt-print-build-logs⟩ /-L
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Print full build logs on standard error.
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--quiet⟨#opt-quiet⟩
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Decrease the logging verbosity level.
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--verbose⟨#opt-verbose⟩ /-v
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Increase the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options
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--help⟨#opt-help⟩
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Show usage information.
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--offline⟨#opt-offline⟩
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Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
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--option⟨#opt-option⟩ name value
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Set the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding
nix.conf).
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--refresh⟨#opt-refresh⟩
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Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.
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--version⟨#opt-version⟩
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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.