Warning
This program is experimental 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 -
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-runShow what this command would do without doing it. -
--maxn Stop after freeing n bytes of disk space.
Logging-related options:
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--debugSet the logging verbosity level to 'debug'. -
--log-formatformat Set the format of log output; one ofraw,internal-json,bar,bar-with-logs,multilineormultiline-with-logs. -
--print-build-logs/-LPrint full build logs on standard error. -
--quietDecrease the logging verbosity level. -
--verbose/-vIncrease the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options:
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--helpShow usage information. -
--offlineDisable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date. -
--optionname value Set the Lix configuration setting name to value (overridingnix.conf). -
--refreshConsider all previously downloaded files out-of-date. -
--versionShow version information.
Note
See
man nix.conffor overriding configuration settings with command line flags.