nix store - Lix Reference Manual

> Warning
> This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

# Name

`nix store` - manipulate a Nix store

# Synopsis

`nix store` [option...] subcommand

where subcommand is one of the following:

- `nix store add-file` - add a regular file to the Nix store
- `nix store add-path` - add a path to the Nix store
- `nix store cat` - print the contents of a file in the Nix store on stdout
- `nix store copy-log` - copy build logs between Nix stores
- `nix store copy-sigs` - copy store path signatures from substituters
- `nix store delete` - delete paths from the Nix store
- `nix store diff-closures` - show what packages and versions were added and removed between two closures
- `nix store dump-path` - serialise a store path to stdout in NAR format
- `nix store gc` - perform garbage collection on a Nix store
- `nix store ls` - show information about a path in the Nix store
- `nix store make-content-addressed` - rewrite a path or closure to content-addressed form
- `nix store optimise` - replace identical files in the store by hard links
- `nix store path-from-hash-part` - get a store path from its hash part
- `nix store ping` - test whether a store can be accessed
- `nix store prefetch-file` - download a file into the Nix store
- `nix store repair` - repair store paths
- `nix store sign` - sign store paths
- `nix store verify` - verify the integrity of store paths