nix store
Manipulate the Nix store.
See also: tldr nix-store
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More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store.html.
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Collect garbage, i.e. remove unused paths to reduce space usage:
nix store gc
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Hard-link identical files together to reduce space usage:
nix store optimise
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Delete a specific store path (most be unused):
nix store delete {{/nix/store/...}}
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List a contents of the store path, on a remote store:
nix store --store {{https://cache.nixos.org}} ls {{/nix/store/...}}
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Show the differences in versions between two store paths, with their respective dependencies:
nix store diff-closures {{/nix/store/...}} {{/nix/store/...}}
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