---
name: "nix3-store-ls"
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-ls"
---

# nix3-store-ls(1)

show information about a path in the Nix store

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

## Name

`nix store ls` - show information about a path in the Nix store

## Synopsis

`nix store ls` \[*option*…\] *path*

## Examples

- •

  To list the contents of a store path in a binary cache:

```
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long --recursive /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./bin
-r-xr-xr-x                38184 ./bin/hello
dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./share
…
```

- •

  To show information about a specific file in a binary cache:

```
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
-r-xr-xr-x                38184 hello
```

## Description

This command shows information about *path* in a Nix store. *path* can be a top-level store path or any file inside a store path.

## Options

- •

  `--directory` ⟨#opt-directory⟩ / `-d`

-

  Show directories rather than their contents.

- •

  `--json` ⟨#opt-json⟩

-

  Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.

- •

  `--long` ⟨#opt-long⟩ / `-l`

-

  Show detailed file information.

- •

  `--recursive` ⟨#opt-recursive⟩ / `-R`

-

  List subdirectories recursively.

### Logging-related options

- •

  `--debug` ⟨#opt-debug⟩

-

  Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.

- •

  `--log-format` ⟨#opt-log-format⟩ *format*

-

  Set the format of log output; one of `raw`, `internal-json`, `bar` or `bar-with-logs`.

- •

  `--print-build-logs` ⟨#opt-print-build-logs⟩ / `-L`

-

  Print full build logs on standard error.

- •

  `--quiet` ⟨#opt-quiet⟩

-

  Decrease the logging verbosity level.

- •

  `--verbose` ⟨#opt-verbose⟩ / `-v`

-

  Increase the logging verbosity level.

### Miscellaneous global options

- •

  `--help` ⟨#opt-help⟩

-

  Show usage information.

- •

  `--offline` ⟨#opt-offline⟩

-

  Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.

- •

  `--option` ⟨#opt-option⟩ *name* *value*

-

  Set the Nix configuration setting *name* to *value* (overriding `nix.conf`).

- •

  `--refresh` ⟨#opt-refresh⟩

-

  Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

- •

  `--version` ⟨#opt-version⟩

-

  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.