nix-store(1) General Commands Manual nix-store(1)

nix-store - manipulate or query the Nix store

nix-store operation [options…] [arguments…] [--option name value] [--add-root path]

The command nix-store performs primitive operations on the Nix store. You generally do not need to run this command manually.

nix-store takes exactly one operation flag which indicates the subcommand to be performed. The following operations are available:

  • --realise
  • --serve
  • --gc
  • --delete
  • --query
  • --add
  • --add-fixed
  • --verify
  • --verify-path
  • --repair-path
  • --dump
  • --restore
  • --export
  • --import
  • --optimise
  • --read-log
  • --dump-db
  • --load-db
  • --print-env
  • --generate-binary-cache-key

These pages can be viewed offline:

•
man nix-store-<operation>.
Example: man nix-store-realise
•
nix-store --help --<operation>
Example: nix-store --help --realise