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

Name
       nix-store - manipulate or query the Nix store

Synopsis
       nix-store operation [options<?>] [arguments<?>] [--option name value]
       [--add-root path]

Description
       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:

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

       These pages can be viewed offline:

       o  man nix-store-<operation>.

          Example: man nix-store-realise

       o  nix-store --help --<operation>

          Example: nix-store --help --realise

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