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nix store — Manipulate the Nix store. See also: `nix-store`. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stabl

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Problem

How to use the nix store command: Manipulate the Nix store. See also: nix-store. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store.html>.

Solution

nix store — Manipulate the Nix store. See also: nix-store. More information: <https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store.html>.

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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

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