nix store

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Manipulate the Nix store. See also: `nix-store`.

Examples (5)

Collect garbage, i.e. remove unused paths to reduce space usage

nix store gc

Hard-link identical files together to reduce space usage

nix store optimise

Delete a specific store path (must be unused)

nix store delete /nix/store/checksum-package-version.ext

List a contents of the store path, on a remote store

nix store --store https://cache.nixos.org ls /nix/store/checksum-package-version.ext

Show the differences in versions between two store paths, with their respective dependencies

nix store diff-closures /nix/store/checksum-package-version.ext /nix/store/checksum-package-version.ext