Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix nar cat - print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on stdout
Synopsis
nix nar cat [option...] nar path
Examples
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List a file in a Nix Archive (NAR) and pipe it through
gunzip:# nix nar cat ./hello.nar /share/man/man1/hello.1.gz | gunzip .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.46.4. .TH HELLO "1" "November 2014" "hello 2.10" "User Commands" …
Description
This command prints on standard output the contents of the regular file path inside the NAR file nar.
Options
Logging-related options
-
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.
-
--log-formatformatSet the format of log output; one of
raw,internal-json,barorbar-with-logs. -
--print-build-logs/-LPrint full build logs on standard error.
-
Decrease the logging verbosity level.
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--verbose/-vIncrease the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options
-
Show usage information.
-
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
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--optionname valueSet the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding
nix.conf). -
Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.
-
Show version information.
Note
See
man nix.conffor overriding configuration settings with command line flags.