Merge pull request #8276 from aschmolck/short-options-to-long-ones

Convert short options to long ones, 2023 edition
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@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ If the build passes and is deterministic, Nix will exit with a status
code of 0:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix --attr stable
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv
building '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable --check
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix --attr stable --check
checking outputs of '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
```
@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ If the build is not deterministic, Nix will exit with a status code of
1:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix --attr unstable
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv
building '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix --attr unstable --check
checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may
not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable' differs
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Using `--check` with `--keep-failed` will cause Nix to keep the second
build's output in a special, `.check` path:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check --keep-failed
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix --attr unstable --check --keep-failed
checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
note: keeping build directory '/tmp/nix-build-unstable.drv-0'
error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may

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@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Then, restart the `nix-daemon`.
Build any derivation, for example:
```console
$ nix-build -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).writeText "example" (builtins.toString builtins.currentTime)'
$ nix-build --expr '(import <nixpkgs> {}).writeText "example" (builtins.toString builtins.currentTime)'
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv
building '/nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv'...

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@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to `nix-instantiate`.
# Examples
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr firefox
store derivation is /nix/store/qybprl8sz2lc...-firefox-1.5.0.7.drv
/nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ If a derivation has multiple outputs, `nix-build` will build the default
(first) output. You can also build all outputs:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.all
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr openssl.all
```
This will create a symlink for each output named `result-outputname`.
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ outputs `out`, `bin` and `man`, `nix-build` will create symlinks
specific output:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.man
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr openssl.man
```
This will create a symlink `result-man`.
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ This will create a symlink `result-man`.
Build a Nix expression given on the command line:
```console
$ nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "foo" { } "echo bar > $out"'
$ nix-build --expr 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "foo" { } "echo bar > $out"'
$ cat ./result
bar
```
@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ Build the GNU Hello package from the latest revision of the master
branch of Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-build https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -A hello
$ nix-build https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz --attr hello
```

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@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package:
```console
$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
$ nix-channel --update
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.hello
```
You can revert channel updates using `--rollback`:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
"14.04.527.0e935f1"
$ nix-channel --rollback
switching from generation 483 to 482
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
"14.04.526.dbadfad"
```

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@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ environment:
```console
$ nix-copy-closure --from alice@itchy.labs \
/nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
$ nix-env --install /nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
```

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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ These pages can be viewed offline:
# Selectors
Several commands, such as `nix-env -q` and `nix-env -i`, take a list of
Several commands, such as `nix-env --query ` and `nix-env --install `, take a list of
arguments that specify the packages on which to operate. These are
extended regular expressions that must match the entire name of the
package. (For details on regular expressions, see **regex**(7).) The match is

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@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ $ nix-env --delete-generations 30d
```
```console
$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old
$ nix-env --profile other_profile --delete-generations old
```

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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
then the derivation with the highest version will be installed.
You can force the installation of multiple derivations with the same
name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env -i
name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env --install
gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1` will install both version of GCC (and will
probably cause a user environment conflict\!).
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
paths* that select attributes from the top-level Nix
expression. This is faster than using derivation names and
unambiguous. To find out the attribute paths of available
packages, use `nix-env -qaP`.
packages, use `nix-env --query --available --attr-path `.
- If `--from-profile` *path* is given, *args* is a set of names
denoting installed store paths in the profile *path*. This is an
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
- `--remove-all` / `-r`\
Remove all previously installed packages first. This is equivalent
to running `nix-env -e '.*'` first, except that everything happens
to running `nix-env --uninstall '.*'` first, except that everything happens
in a single transaction.
{{#include ./opt-common.md}}
@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ a number of possible ways:
To install a package using a specific attribute path from the active Nix expression:
```console
$ nix-env -iA gcc40mips
$ nix-env --install --attr gcc40mips
installing `gcc-4.0.2'
$ nix-env -iA xorg.xorgserver
$ nix-env --install --attr xorg.xorgserver
installing `xorg-server-1.2.0'
```
@ -133,32 +133,32 @@ installing `gcc-3.3.2'
To install all derivations in the Nix expression `foo.nix`:
```console
$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '.*'
$ nix-env --file ~/foo.nix --install '.*'
```
To copy the store path with symbolic name `gcc` from another profile:
```console
$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc
$ nix-env --install --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc
```
To install a specific [store derivation] (typically created by
`nix-instantiate`):
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv
$ nix-env --install /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv
```
To install a specific output path:
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3
$ nix-env --install /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3
```
To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line:
```console
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \
$ nix-env --file ./foo.nix --install --expr \
'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava'
```
@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function defined in `./foo.nix`.
A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from source:
```console
$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA hello --dry-run
$ nix-env --file '<nixpkgs>' --install --attr hello --dry-run
(dry run; not doing anything)
installing hello-2.10
this path will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.19 MiB unpacked):
@ -182,6 +182,6 @@ To install Firefox from the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 14.12
channel:
```console
$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz -iA firefox
$ nix-env --file https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz --install --attr firefox
```

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@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ derivation is shown unless `--no-name` is specified.
To show installed packages:
```console
$ nix-env -q
$ nix-env --query
bison-1.875c
docbook-xml-4.2
firefox-1.0.4
@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ORBit2-2.8.3
To show available packages:
```console
$ nix-env -qa
$ nix-env --query --available
firefox-1.0.7
GConf-2.4.0.1
MPlayer-1.0pre7
@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ORBit2-2.8.3
To show the status of available packages:
```console
$ nix-env -qas
$ nix-env --query --available --status
-P- firefox-1.0.7 (not installed but present)
--S GConf-2.4.0.1 (not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation)
--S MPlayer-1.0pre3 (i.e., this is not the installed MPlayer, even though the version is the same!)
@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ IP- ORBit2-2.8.3 (installed and by definition present)
To show available packages in the Nix expression `foo.nix`:
```console
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa
$ nix-env --file ./foo.nix --query --available
foo-1.2.3
```
To compare installed versions to whats available:
```console
$ nix-env -qc
$ nix-env --query --compare-versions
...
acrobat-reader-7.0 - ? (package is not available at all)
autoconf-2.59 = 2.59 (same version)
@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ firefox-1.0.4 < 1.0.7 (a more recent version is available)
To show all packages with “`zip`” in the name:
```console
$ nix-env -qa '.*zip.*'
$ nix-env --query --available '.*zip.*'
bzip2-1.0.6
gzip-1.6
zip-3.0
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ zip-3.0
To show all packages with “`firefox`” or “`chromium`” in the name:
```console
$ nix-env -qa '.*(firefox|chromium).*'
$ nix-env --query --available '.*(firefox|chromium).*'
chromium-37.0.2062.94
chromium-beta-38.0.2125.24
firefox-32.0.3
@ -210,6 +210,6 @@ firefox-with-plugins-13.0.1
To show all packages in the latest revision of the Nixpkgs repository:
```console
$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -qa
$ nix-env --file https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz --query --available
```

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@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ To prevent the currently installed Firefox from being upgraded:
$ nix-env --set-flag keep true firefox
```
After this, `nix-env -u` will ignore Firefox.
After this, `nix-env --upgrade ` will ignore Firefox.
To disable the currently installed Firefox, then install a new Firefox
while the old remains part of the profile:
```console
$ nix-env -q
$ nix-env --query
firefox-2.0.0.9 (the current one)
$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11
$ nix-env --preserve-installed --install firefox-2.0.0.11
installing `firefox-2.0.0.11'
building path(s) `/nix/store/myy0y59q3ig70dgq37jqwg1j0rsapzsl-user-environment'
collision between `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.11/bin/firefox'
@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ collision between `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.11/bin/firefox'
$ nix-env --set-flag active false firefox
setting flag on `firefox-2.0.0.9'
$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11
$ nix-env --preserve-installed --install firefox-2.0.0.11
installing `firefox-2.0.0.11'
$ nix-env -q
$ nix-env --query
firefox-2.0.0.11 (the enabled one)
firefox-2.0.0.9 (the disabled one)
```

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@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ The following updates a profile such that its current generation will
contain just Firefox:
```console
$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/browser --set firefox
$ nix-env --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/browser --set firefox
```

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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Switching will fail if the specified generation does not exist.
# Examples
```console
$ nix-env -G 42
$ nix-env --switch-generation 42
switching from generation 50 to 42
```

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@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ the symlink `~/.nix-profile` is made to point to *path*.
# Examples
```console
$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile
$ nix-env --switch-profile ~/my-profile
```

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@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ designated by the symbolic names *drvnames* are removed.
```console
$ nix-env --uninstall gcc
$ nix-env -e '.*' (remove everything)
$ nix-env --uninstall '.*' (remove everything)
```

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@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ version is installed.
# Examples
```console
$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.gcc
$ nix-env --upgrade --attr nixpkgs.gcc
upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4'
```
When there are no updates available, nothing will happen:
```console
$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.pan
$ nix-env --upgrade --attr nixpkgs.pan
```
Using `-A` is preferred when possible, as it is faster and unambiguous but
it is also possible to upgrade to a specific version by matching the derivation name:
```console
$ nix-env -u gcc-3.3.2 --always
$ nix-env --upgrade gcc-3.3.2 --always
upgrading `gcc-3.4' to `gcc-3.3.2'
```
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ To try to upgrade everything
(matching packages based on the part of the derivation name without version):
```console
$ nix-env -u
$ nix-env --upgrade
upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3'
upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4'
```

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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Instantiate [store derivation]s from a Nix expression, and build them using `nix
$ nix-instantiate test.nix (instantiate)
/nix/store/cigxbmvy6dzix98dxxh9b6shg7ar5bvs-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26.drv
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate test.nix) (build)
$ nix-store --realise $(nix-instantiate test.nix) (build)
...
/nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26 (output path)
@ -100,30 +100,30 @@ dr-xr-xr-x 2 eelco users 4096 1970-01-01 01:00 lib
You can also give a Nix expression on the command line:
```console
$ nix-instantiate -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; hello'
$ nix-instantiate --expr 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; hello'
/nix/store/j8s4zyv75a724q38cb0r87rlczaiag4y-hello-2.8.drv
```
This is equivalent to:
```console
$ nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A hello
$ nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' --attr hello
```
Parsing and evaluating Nix expressions:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --parse -E '1 + 2'
$ nix-instantiate --parse --expr '1 + 2'
1 + 2
```
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 2'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '1 + 2'
3
```
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E '1 + 2'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --expr '1 + 2'
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<expr>
<int value="3" />
@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E '1 + 2'
The difference between non-strict and strict evaluation:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --expr 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
...
<attr name="x">
<string value="foo" />
@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Note that `y` is left unevaluated (the XML representation doesnt
attempt to show non-normal forms).
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --strict -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --strict --expr 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
...
<attr name="x">
<string value="foo" />

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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store
- `--packages` / `-p` *packages*…\
Set up an environment in which the specified packages are present.
The command line arguments are interpreted as attribute names inside
the Nix Packages collection. Thus, `nix-shell -p libjpeg openjdk`
the Nix Packages collection. Thus, `nix-shell --packages libjpeg openjdk`
will start a shell in which the packages denoted by the attribute
names `libjpeg` and `openjdk` are present.
@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ To build the dependencies of the package Pan, and start an interactive
shell in which to build it:
```console
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' --attr pan
[nix-shell]$ eval ${unpackPhase:-unpackPhase}
[nix-shell]$ cd $sourceRoot
[nix-shell]$ eval ${patchPhase:-patchPhase}
@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ To clear the environment first, and do some additional automatic
initialisation of the interactive shell:
```console
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan --pure \
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' --attr pan --pure \
--command 'export NIX_DEBUG=1; export NIX_CORES=8; return'
```
@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ Nix expressions can also be given on the command line using the `-E` and
packages `sqlite` and `libX11`:
```console
$ nix-shell -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ sqlite xorg.libX11 ]; } ""'
$ nix-shell --expr 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ sqlite xorg.libX11 ]; } ""'
```
A shorter way to do the same is:
```console
$ nix-shell -p sqlite xorg.libX11
$ nix-shell --packages sqlite xorg.libX11
[nix-shell]$ echo $NIX_LDFLAGS
… -L/nix/store/j1zg5v…-sqlite-3.8.0.2/lib -L/nix/store/0gmcz9…-libX11-1.6.1/lib …
```
@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ the `buildInputs = [ ... ]` shown above, not only package names. So the
following is also legal:
```console
$ nix-shell -p sqlite 'git.override { withManual = false; }'
$ nix-shell --packages sqlite 'git.override { withManual = false; }'
```
The `-p` flag looks up Nixpkgs in the Nix search path. You can override
@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ gives you a shell containing the Pan package from a specific revision of
Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-shell -p pan -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/8a3eea054838b55aca962c3fbde9c83c102b8bf2.tar.gz
$ nix-shell --packages pan -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/8a3eea054838b55aca962c3fbde9c83c102b8bf2.tar.gz
[nix-shell:~]$ pan --version
Pan 0.139
@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ done by starting the script with the following lines:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i real-interpreter -p packages
#! nix-shell -i real-interpreter --packages packages
```
where *real-interpreter* is the “real” script interpreter that will be
@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ For example, here is a Python script that depends on Python and the
```python
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i python -p python pythonPackages.prettytable
#! nix-shell -i python --packages python pythonPackages.prettytable
import prettytable
@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ requires Perl and the `HTML::TokeParser::Simple` and `LWP` packages:
```perl
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i perl -p perl perlPackages.HTMLTokeParserSimple perlPackages.LWP
#! nix-shell -i perl --packages perl perlPackages.HTMLTokeParserSimple perlPackages.LWP
use HTML::TokeParser::Simple;
@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ package like Terraform:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i bash -p "terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])"
#! nix-shell -i bash --packages "terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])"
terraform apply
```
@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ branch):
```haskell
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i runghc -p "haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (ps: [ps.download-curl ps.tagsoup])"
#! nix-shell -i runghc --packages "haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (ps: [ps.download-curl ps.tagsoup])"
#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-20.03.tar.gz
import Network.Curl.Download

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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ produce the same NAR archive. For instance, directory entries are
always sorted so that the actual on-disk order doesnt influence the
result. This means that the cryptographic hash of a NAR dump of a
path is usable as a fingerprint of the contents of the path. Indeed,
the hashes of store paths stored in Nixs database (see `nix-store -q
the hashes of store paths stored in Nixs database (see `nix-store --query
--hash`) are SHA-256 hashes of the NAR dump of each store path.
NAR archives support filenames of unlimited length and 64-bit file

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@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ To copy a whole closure, do something
like:
```console
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR paths) > out
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store --query --requisites paths) > out
```
To import the whole closure again, run:

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The following options are allowed for all `nix-store` operations, but may not al
be created in `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/`. For instance,
```console
$ nix-store --add-root /home/eelco/bla/result -r ...
$ nix-store --add-root /home/eelco/bla/result --realise ...
$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 dn54lcypm8f8... -> /home/eelco/bla/result

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@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print the closure (runtime dependencies) of the `svn` program in the
current user environment:
```console
$ nix-store -qR $(which svn)
$ nix-store --query --requisites $(which svn)
/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/9lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4
...
@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ $ nix-store -qR $(which svn)
Print the build-time dependencies of `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
$ nix-store --query --requisites $(nix-store --query --deriver $(which svn))
/nix/store/02iizgn86m42q905rddvg4ja975bk2i4-grep-2.5.1.tar.bz2.drv
/nix/store/07a2bzxmzwz5hp58nf03pahrv2ygwgs3-gcc-wrapper.sh
/nix/store/0ma7c9wsbaxahwwl04gbw3fcd806ski4-glibc-2.3.4.drv
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ the derivation (`-qd`), not the closure of the output path that contains
Show the build-time dependencies as a tree:
```console
$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
$ nix-store --query --tree $(nix-store --query --deriver $(which svn))
/nix/store/7i5082kfb6yjbqdbiwdhhza0am2xvh6c-subversion-1.1.4.drv
+---/nix/store/d8afh10z72n8l1cr5w42366abiblgn54-builder.sh
+---/nix/store/fmzxmpjx2lh849ph0l36snfj9zdibw67-bash-3.0.drv
@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ $ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
Show all paths that depend on the same OpenSSL library as `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --referrers $(nix-store -q --binding openssl $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)))
$ nix-store --query --referrers $(nix-store --query --binding openssl $(nix-store --query --deriver $(which svn)))
/nix/store/23ny9l9wixx21632y2wi4p585qhva1q8-sylpheed-1.0.0
/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3
@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Show all paths that directly or indirectly depend on the Glibc (C
library) used by `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --referrers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}')
$ nix-store --query --referrers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}')
/nix/store/034a6h4vpz9kds5r6kzb9lhh81mscw43-libgnomeprintui-2.8.2
/nix/store/15l3yi0d45prm7a82pcrknxdh6nzmxza-gawk-3.1.4
...
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Make a picture of the runtime dependency graph of the current user
environment:
```console
$ nix-store -q --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps
$ nix-store --query --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps
$ gv graph.ps
```
@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Show every garbage collector root that points to a store path that
depends on `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --roots $(which svn)
$ nix-store --query --roots $(which svn)
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-81-link
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-82-link
/home/eelco/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile-97-link

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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ substitute, then the log is unavailable.
# Example
```console
$ nix-store -l $(which ktorrent)
$ nix-store --read-log $(which ktorrent)
building /nix/store/dhc73pvzpnzxhdgpimsd9sw39di66ph1-ktorrent-2.2.1
unpacking sources
unpacking source archive /nix/store/p8n1jpqs27mgkjw07pb5269717nzf5f8-ktorrent-2.2.1.tar.gz

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@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ This operation is typically used to build [store derivation]s produced by
[store derivation]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation
```console
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix)
$ nix-store --realise $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix)
/nix/store/31axcgrlbfsxzmfff1gyj1bf62hvkby2-aterm-2.3.1
```
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ This is essentially what [`nix-build`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-build.md) does.
To test whether a previously-built derivation is deterministic:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --attr hello --check -K
```
Use [`nix-store --read-log`](./read-log.md) to show the stderr and stdout of a build:

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@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ path has changed, and 1 otherwise.
To verify the integrity of the `svn` command and all its dependencies:
```console
$ nix-store --verify-path $(nix-store -qR $(which svn))
$ nix-store --verify-path $(nix-store --query --requisites $(which svn))
```

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@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:
}: ...
```
So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env -iA
So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env --install --attr
pkgname`), the function will be called automatically using the
value [`builtins.currentSystem`](@docroot@/language/builtins.md) for
the `system` argument. You can override this using `--arg`, e.g.,
`nix-env -iA pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that
`nix-env --install --attr pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that
since the argument is a Nix string literal, you have to escape the
quotes.)
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:
For `nix-shell`, this option is commonly used to give you a shell in
which you can build the packages returned by the expression. If you
want to get a shell which contain the *built* packages ready for
use, give your expression to the `nix-shell -p` convenience flag
use, give your expression to the `nix-shell --packages ` convenience flag
instead.
- <span id="opt-I">[`-I`](#opt-I)</span> *path*\

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@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $ nix-shell
To get a shell with one of the other [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments):
```console
$ nix-shell -A devShells.x86_64-linux.native-clang11StdenvPackages
$ nix-shell --attr devShells.x86_64-linux.native-clang11StdenvPackages
```
> **Note**
@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ $ nix build .#packages.aarch64-linux.default
for flake-enabled Nix, or
```console
$ nix-build -A packages.aarch64-linux.default
$ nix-build --attr packages.aarch64-linux.default
```
for classic Nix.
@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ $ nix build .#nix-ccacheStdenv
for flake-enabled Nix, or
```console
$ nix-build -A nix-ccacheStdenv
$ nix-build --attr nix-ccacheStdenv
```
for classic Nix.

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@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
build-time dependencies, while the closure of its output path is
equivalent to its runtime dependencies. For correct deployment it
is necessary to deploy whole closures, since otherwise at runtime
files could be missing. The command `nix-store -qR` prints out
files could be missing. The command `nix-store --query --requisites ` prints out
closures of store paths.
As an example, if the [store object] at path `P` contains a [reference]

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@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
Multi-user Nix users on macOS can upgrade Nix by running: `sudo -i sh -c
'nix-channel --update &&
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix &&
nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix &&
launchctl remove org.nixos.nix-daemon &&
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist'`
Single-user installations of Nix should run this: `nix-channel --update;
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert`
nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert`
Multi-user Nix users on Linux should run this with sudo: `nix-channel
--update; nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert; systemctl
--update; nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix nixpkgs.cacert; systemctl
daemon-reload; systemctl restart nix-daemon`

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@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ there after an upgrade. This means that you can _roll back_ to the
old version:
```console
$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.some-package
$ nix-env --upgrade --attr nixpkgs.some-package
$ nix-env --rollback
```
@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Nix expressions generally describe how to build a package from
source, so an installation action like
```console
$ nix-env --install -A nixpkgs.firefox
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.firefox
```
_could_ cause quite a bit of build activity, as not only Firefox but
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Pan newsreader, as described by [its
Nix expression](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/pan/default.nix):
```console
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' --attr pan
```
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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $ nix-channel --update
You can view the set of available packages in Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-env -qaP
$ nix-env --query --available --attr-path
nixpkgs.aterm aterm-2.2
nixpkgs.bash bash-3.0
nixpkgs.binutils binutils-2.15
@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ If you downloaded Nixpkgs yourself, or if you checked it out from GitHub,
then you need to pass the path to your Nixpkgs tree using the `-f` flag:
```console
$ nix-env -qaPf /path/to/nixpkgs
$ nix-env --query --available --attr-path --file /path/to/nixpkgs
aterm aterm-2.2
bash bash-3.0
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Nixpkgs.
You can filter the packages by name:
```console
$ nix-env -qaP firefox
$ nix-env --query --available --attr-path firefox
nixpkgs.firefox-esr firefox-91.3.0esr
nixpkgs.firefox firefox-94.0.1
```
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ nixpkgs.firefox firefox-94.0.1
and using regular expressions:
```console
$ nix-env -qaP 'firefox.*'
$ nix-env --query --available --attr-path 'firefox.*'
```
It is also possible to see the *status* of available packages, i.e.,
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ whether they are installed into the user environment and/or present in
the system:
```console
$ nix-env -qaPs
$ nix-env --query --available --attr-path --status
-PS nixpkgs.bash bash-3.0
--S nixpkgs.binutils binutils-2.15
@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ which is Nixs mechanism for doing binary deployment. It just means that
Nix knows that it can fetch a pre-built package from somewhere
(typically a network server) instead of building it locally.
You can install a package using `nix-env -iA`. For instance,
You can install a package using `nix-env --install --attr `. For instance,
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.subversion
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.subversion
```
will install the package called `subversion` from `nixpkgs` channel (which is, of course, the
@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ instead of the attribute path, as `nix-env` does not record which attribute
was used for installing:
```console
$ nix-env -e subversion
$ nix-env --uninstall subversion
```
Upgrading to a new version is just as easy. If you have a new release of
Nix Packages, you can do:
```console
$ nix-env -uA nixpkgs.subversion
$ nix-env --upgrade --attr nixpkgs.subversion
```
This will *only* upgrade Subversion if there is a “newer” version in the
@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ whatever version is in the Nix expressions, use `-i` instead of `-u`;
You can also upgrade all packages for which there are newer versions:
```console
$ nix-env -u
$ nix-env --upgrade
```
Sometimes its useful to be able to ask what `nix-env` would do, without
actually doing it. For instance, to find out what packages would be
upgraded by `nix-env -u`, you can do
upgraded by `nix-env --upgrade `, you can do
```console
$ nix-env -u --dry-run
$ nix-env --upgrade --dry-run
(dry run; not doing anything)
upgrading `libxslt-1.1.0' to `libxslt-1.1.10'
upgrading `graphviz-1.10' to `graphviz-1.12'

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The daemon that handles binary cache requests via HTTP, `nix-serve`, is
not part of the Nix distribution, but you can install it from Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix-serve
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.nix-serve
```
You can then start the server, listening for HTTP connections on
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ On the client side, you can tell Nix to use your binary cache using
`--substituters`, e.g.:
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox --substituters http://avalon:8080/
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.firefox --substituters http://avalon:8080/
```
The option `substituters` tells Nix to use this binary cache in

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@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ operations (via the symlink `~/.nix-defexpr/channels`). Consequently,
you can then say
```console
$ nix-env -u
$ nix-env --upgrade
```
to upgrade all packages in your profile to the latest versions available

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ With `nix-store
path (that is, the path and all its dependencies) to a file, and then
unpack that file into another Nix store. For example,
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) > firefox.closure
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store --query --requisites $(type -p firefox)) > firefox.closure
writes the closure of Firefox to a file. You can then copy this file to
another machine and install the closure:
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ store are ignored. It is also possible to pipe the export into another
command, e.g. to copy and install a closure directly to/on another
machine:
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) | bzip2 | \
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store --query --requisites $(type -p firefox)) | bzip2 | \
ssh alice@itchy.example.org "bunzip2 | nix-store --import"
However, `nix-copy-closure` is generally more efficient because it only

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@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ just Subversion 1.1.2 (arrows in the figure indicate symlinks). This
would be what we would obtain if we had done
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.subversion
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.subversion
```
on a set of Nix expressions that contained Subversion 1.1.2.
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ environment is generated based on the current one. For instance,
generation 43 was created from generation 42 when we did
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.subversion nixpkgs.firefox
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.subversion nixpkgs.firefox
```
on a set of Nix expressions that contained Firefox and a new version of
@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ All `nix-env` operations work on the profile pointed to by
(abbreviation `-p`):
```console
$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/other-profile -iA nixpkgs.subversion
$ nix-env --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/other-profile --install --attr nixpkgs.subversion
```
This will *not* change the `~/.nix-profile` symlink.

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ automatically fetching any store paths in Firefoxs closure if they are
available on the server `avalon`:
```console
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.firefox --substituters ssh://alice@avalon
$ nix-env --install --attr nixpkgs.firefox --substituters ssh://alice@avalon
```
This works similar to the binary cache substituter that Nix usually
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ You can also copy the closure of some store path, without installing it
into your profile, e.g.
```console
$ nix-store -r /nix/store/m85bxg…-firefox-34.0.5 --substituters
$ nix-store --realise /nix/store/m85bxg…-firefox-34.0.5 --substituters
ssh://alice@avalon
```

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@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ R""(
`release.nix`:
```console
# nix build -f release.nix build.x86_64-linux
# nix build --file release.nix build.x86_64-linux
```
* Build a NixOS system configuration from a flake, and make a profile

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ R""(
SSH:
```console
# nix copy -s --to ssh://server /run/current-system
# nix copy --substitute-on-destination --to ssh://server /run/current-system
```
The `-s` flag causes the remote machine to try to substitute missing

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@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ R""(
* Run a series of script commands:
```console
# nix develop --command bash -c "mkdir build && cmake .. && make"
# nix develop --command bash --command "mkdir build && cmake .. && make"
```
# Description

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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ R""(
* Evaluate a Nix expression from a file:
```console
# nix eval -f ./my-nixpkgs hello.name
# nix eval --file ./my-nixpkgs hello.name
```
* Get the current version of the `nixpkgs` flake:

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@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ The following flake output attributes must be
In addition, the `hydraJobs` output is evaluated in the same way as
Hydra's `hydra-eval-jobs` (i.e. as a arbitrarily deeply nested
attribute set of derivations). Similarly, the
`legacyPackages`.*system* output is evaluated like `nix-env -qa`.
`legacyPackages`.*system* output is evaluated like `nix-env --query --available `.
)""

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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ R""(
* To list a specific file in a NAR:
```console
# nix nar ls -l ./hello.nar /bin/hello
# nix nar ls --long ./hello.nar /bin/hello
-r-xr-xr-x 38184 hello
```
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ R""(
format:
```console
# nix nar ls --json -R ./hello.nar /bin
# nix nar ls --json --recursive ./hello.nar /bin
{"type":"directory","entries":{"hello":{"type":"regular","size":38184,"executable":true,"narOffset":400}}}
```

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@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ operate are determined as follows:
of all outputs of the `glibc` package in the binary cache:
```console
# nix path-info -S --eval-store auto --store https://cache.nixos.org 'nixpkgs#glibc^*'
# nix path-info --closure-size --eval-store auto --store https://cache.nixos.org 'nixpkgs#glibc^*'
/nix/store/g02b1lpbddhymmcjb923kf0l7s9nww58-glibc-2.33-123 33208200
/nix/store/851dp95qqiisjifi639r0zzg5l465ny4-glibc-2.33-123-bin 36142896
/nix/store/kdgs3q6r7xdff1p7a9hnjr43xw2404z7-glibc-2.33-123-debug 155787312
@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ operate are determined as follows:
and likewise, using a store path to a "drv" file to specify the derivation:
```console
# nix path-info -S '/nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^*'
# nix path-info --closure-size '/nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^*'
```
* If you didn't specify the desired outputs, but the derivation has an

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ R""(
closure, sorted by size:
```console
# nix path-info -rS /run/current-system | sort -nk2
# nix path-info --recursive --closure-size /run/current-system | sort -nk2
/nix/store/hl5xwp9kdrd1zkm0idm3kkby9q66z404-empty 96
/nix/store/27324qvqhnxj3rncazmxc4mwy79kz8ha-nameservers 112
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ R""(
readable sizes:
```console
# nix path-info -rsSh nixpkgs#rustc
# nix path-info --recursive --size --closure-size --human-readable nixpkgs#rustc
/nix/store/01rrgsg5zk3cds0xgdsq40zpk6g51dz9-ncurses-6.2-dev 386.7K 69.1M
/nix/store/0q783wnvixpqz6dxjp16nw296avgczam-libpfm-4.11.0 5.9M 37.4M
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ R""(
* Check the existence of a path in a binary cache:
```console
# nix path-info -r /nix/store/blzxgyvrk32ki6xga10phr4sby2xf25q-geeqie-1.5.1 --store https://cache.nixos.org/
# nix path-info --recursive /nix/store/blzxgyvrk32ki6xga10phr4sby2xf25q-geeqie-1.5.1 --store https://cache.nixos.org/
path '/nix/store/blzxgyvrk32ki6xga10phr4sby2xf25q-geeqie-1.5.1' is not valid
```
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ R""(
size:
```console
# nix path-info --json --all -S \
# nix path-info --json --all --closure-size \
| jq 'map(select(.closureSize > 1e9)) | sort_by(.closureSize) | map([.path, .closureSize])'
[
…,

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@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ R""(
* Search for packages containing `neovim` but hide ones containing either `gui` or `python`:
```console
# nix search nixpkgs neovim -e 'python|gui'
# nix search nixpkgs neovim --exclude 'python|gui'
```
or
```console
# nix search nixpkgs neovim -e 'python' -e 'gui'
# nix search nixpkgs neovim --exclude 'python' --exclude 'gui'
```
# Description

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@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ R""(
* Run GNU Hello:
```console
# nix shell nixpkgs#hello -c hello --greeting 'Hi everybody!'
# nix shell nixpkgs#hello --command hello --greeting 'Hi everybody!'
Hi everybody!
```
* Run multiple commands in a shell environment:
```console
# nix shell nixpkgs#gnumake -c sh -c "cd src && make"
# nix shell nixpkgs#gnumake --command sh --command "cd src && make"
```
* Run GNU Hello in a chroot store:
```console
# nix shell --store ~/my-nix nixpkgs#hello -c hello
# nix shell --store ~/my-nix nixpkgs#hello --command hello
```
* Start a shell providing GNU Hello in a chroot store:
```console
# nix shell --store ~/my-nix nixpkgs#hello nixpkgs#bashInteractive -c bash
# nix shell --store ~/my-nix nixpkgs#hello nixpkgs#bashInteractive --command bash
```
Note that it's necessary to specify `bash` explicitly because your

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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ R""(
* To list the contents of a store path in a binary cache:
```console
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -lR /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long --recursive /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
dr-xr-xr-x 0 ./bin
-r-xr-xr-x 38184 ./bin/hello
dr-xr-xr-x 0 ./share
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ R""(
* To show information about a specific file in a binary cache:
```console
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -l /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
# nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
-r-xr-xr-x 38184 hello
```

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ R""(
* Upgrade Nix in a specific profile:
```console
# nix upgrade-nix -p ~alice/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile
# nix upgrade-nix --profile ~alice/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile
```
# Description

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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ R""(
signatures:
```console
# nix store verify -r -n2 --no-contents $(type -p firefox)
# nix store verify --recursive --sigs-needed 2 --no-contents $(type -p firefox)
```
* Verify a store path in the binary cache `https://cache.nixos.org/`: