Warning
This program is experimental ⟨@docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command⟩ and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix profile remove - remove packages from a profile
Synopsis
nix profile remove [option…] elements…
Examples
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Remove a package by name:
# nix profile remove hello
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Remove all packages:
# nix profile remove --all
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Remove packages by regular expression:
# nix profile remove --regex '.*vim.*'
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Remove a package by store path:
# nix profile remove /nix/store/rr3y0c6zyk7kjjl8y19s4lsrhn4aiq1z-hello-2.10
Description
This command removes a package from a profile.
Options
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--all⟨#opt-all⟩
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Match all packages in the profile.
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--profile⟨#opt-profile⟩ path
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The profile to operate on.
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--regex⟨#opt-regex⟩ pattern
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A regular expression to match one or more packages in the profile.
Common evaluation options
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--arg⟨#opt-arg⟩ name expr
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Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.
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--arg-from-file⟨#opt-arg-from-file⟩ name path
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Pass the contents of file path as the argument name to Nix functions.
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--arg-from-stdin⟨#opt-arg-from-stdin⟩ name
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Pass the contents of stdin as the argument name to Nix functions.
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--argstr⟨#opt-argstr⟩ name string
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Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.
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--debugger⟨#opt-debugger⟩
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Start an interactive environment if evaluation fails.
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--eval-store⟨#opt-eval-store⟩ store-url
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The URL of the Nix store ⟨@docroot@/store/types/index.md#store-url-format⟩ to use for evaluation, i.e. to store derivations (
.drvfiles) and inputs referenced by them.
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--impure⟨#opt-impure⟩
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Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.
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--include⟨#opt-include⟩ /-Ipath
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Add path to search path entries used to resolve lookup paths ⟨@docroot@/language/constructs/lookup-path.md⟩
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This option may be given multiple times.
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Paths added through
-Itake precedence over thenix-pathconfiguration setting ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-nix-path⟩ and theNIX_PATHenvironment variable ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/env-common.md#env-NIX_PATH⟩\c .
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--override-flake⟨#opt-override-flake⟩ original-ref resolved-ref
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Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.
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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--repair⟨#opt-repair⟩
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During evaluation, rewrite missing or corrupted files in the Nix store. During building, rebuild missing or corrupted store paths.
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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.