Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store ping - test whether a store can be accessed
Synopsis
nix store ping [option...]
Examples
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Test whether connecting to a remote Nix store via SSH works:
# nix store ping --store ssh://mac1 -
Test whether a URL is a valid binary cache:
# nix store ping --store https://cache.nixos.org -
Test whether the Nix daemon is up and running:
# nix store ping --store daemon
Description
This command tests whether a particular Nix store (specified by the
argument --store url) can be accessed. What this means is
dependent on the type of the store. For instance, for an SSH store it
means that Lix can connect to the specified machine.
If the command succeeds, Lix returns a exit code of 0 and does not print any output.
Options
--jsonProduce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.
Logging-related options:
-
--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:
-
--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--refreshConsider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.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.