Warning
This program is experimental ⟨@docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command⟩ and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store gc - perform garbage collection on a Nix store
Synopsis
nix store gc [option…]
Examples
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Delete unreachable paths in the Nix store:
# nix store gc
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Delete up to 1 gigabyte of garbage:
# nix store gc --max 1G
Description
This command deletes unreachable paths in the Nix store.
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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--max⟨#opt-max⟩ n
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Stop after freeing n bytes of disk space.
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.