lix/src/nix-store/help.txt
Eelco Dolstra dcc37c236c * nix-store, nix-instantiate: added an option `--add-root' to
immediately add the result as a permanent GC root.  This is the only
  way to prevent a race with the garbage collector.  For instance, the
  old style

    ln -s $(nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate foo.nix)) \
      /nix/var/nix/gcroots/result

  has two time windows in which the garbage collector can interfere
  (by GC'ing the derivation and the output, respectively).  On the
  other hand,

    nix-store --add-root /nix/var/nix/gcroots/result -r \
      $(nix-instantiate --add-root /nix/var/nix/gcroots/drv \
        foo.nix)

  is safe.

* nix-build: use `--add-root' to prevent GC races.
2005-02-01 12:36:25 +00:00

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nix-store [OPTIONS...] [ARGUMENTS...]
`nix-store' is a tool to manipulate the Nix store.
Operations:
--realise / -r: ensure path validity; if a derivation, ensure that
validity of the outputs
--add / -A: copy a path to the Nix store
--query / -q: query information
--substitute: register a substitute expression (dangerous!)
--clear-substitutes: clear all substitutes
--validpath: register path validity (dangerous!)
--isvalid: check path validity
--dump: dump a path as a Nix archive
--restore: restore a path from a Nix archive
--init: initialise the Nix database
--verify: verify Nix structures
--version: output version information
--help: display help
Query flags:
--outputs: query the output paths of a Nix derivation (default)
--requisites / -R: print all paths necessary to realise a path
--references: print all paths referenced by the given path
--referers: print all paths directly refering to the given path
--referers-closure: print all paths (in)directly refering to the given path
--graph: print a dot graph rooted at given ids
Query switches (not applicable to all queries):
--use-output: perform query on output of derivation, not derivation itself
--force-realise: realise the path before performing the query
--include-outputs: in `-R' on a derivation, include requisites of outputs
Options:
--verbose / -v: verbose operation (may be repeated)
--keep-failed / -K: keep temporary directories of failed builds
--add-root: add garbage collector roots for the result