---
name: "nix3-registry-list"
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-registry-list"
---

# nix3-registry-list(1)

list available Nix flakes

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

## Name

`nix registry list` - list available Nix flakes

## Synopsis

`nix registry list` \[*option*…\]

## Examples

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  Show the contents of all registries:

```
# nix registry list
user   flake:dwarffs github:edolstra/dwarffs/d181d714fd36eb06f4992a1997cd5601e26db8f5
system flake:nixpkgs path:/nix/store/fxl9mrm5xvzam0lxi9ygdmksskx4qq8s-source?lastModified=1605220118&narHash=sha256-Und10ixH1WuW0XHYMxxuHRohKYb45R%2fT8CwZuLd2D2Q=&rev=3090c65041104931adda7625d37fa874b2b5c124
global flake:blender-bin github:edolstra/nix-warez?dir=blender
global flake:dwarffs github:edolstra/dwarffs
…
```

## Description

This command displays the contents of all registries on standard output. Each line represents one registry entry in the format *type* *from* *to*, where *type* denotes the registry containing the entry:

- •

  `flags`: entries specified on the command line using `--override-flake`.

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  `user`: the user registry.

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  `system`: the system registry.

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  `global`: the global registry.

See the `nix registry` manual page ⟨./nix3-registry.md⟩ for more details.

## 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`

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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.