---
name: "nix3-store-add-file"
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-store-add-file"
---

# nix3-store-add-file(1)

Deprecated. Use nix store add --mode flat ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store-add.md⟩ instead.

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

## Name

`nix store add-file` - Deprecated. Use `nix store add --mode flat` ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store-add.md⟩ instead.

## Synopsis

`nix store add-file` \[*option*…\] *path*

## Options

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  `--dry-run` ⟨#opt-dry-run⟩

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  Show what this command would do without doing it.

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

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  Hash algorithm (`md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, or `sha512`).

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  `--mode` ⟨#opt-mode⟩ *content-address-method*

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  How to compute the content-address of the store object. One of:

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    `nar` ⟨@docroot@/store/store-object/content-address.md#method-nix-archive⟩ (the default): Serialises the input as a Nix Archive ⟨@docroot@/store/file-system-object/content-address.md#serial-nix-archive⟩ and passes that to the hash function.

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    `flat` ⟨@docroot@/store/store-object/content-address.md#method-flat⟩\\c : Assumes that the input is a single file and directly passes ⟨@docroot@/store/file-system-object/content-address.md#serial-flat⟩ it to the hash function.

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    `text` ⟨@docroot@/store/store-object/content-address.md#method-text⟩\\c : Like `flat`, but used for derivations ⟨@docroot@/glossary.md#store-derivation⟩ serialized in store object and `builtins.toFile` ⟨@docroot@/language/builtins.html#builtins-toFile⟩\\c . For advanced use-cases only; for regular usage prefer `nar` and `flat`.

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  `--name` ⟨#opt-name⟩ / `-n` *name*

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  Override the name component of the store path. It defaults to the base name of *path*.

### 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`, `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.