Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store add - Add a file or directory to the Nix store
Synopsis
nix store add [option...] path
Description
Copy path to the Nix store, and print the resulting store path on standard output.
Warning
The resulting store path is not registered as a garbage collector root, so it could be deleted before you have a chance to register it.
Examples
Add a directory to the store:
# mkdir dir
# echo foo > dir/bar
# nix store add ./dir
/nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir
# cat /nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir/bar
foo
Options
-
Show what this command would do without doing it.
-
--hash-algohash-algoHash algorithm (
md5,sha1,sha256, orsha512). -
--modecontent-address-methodHow to compute the content-address of the store object. One of:
-
nar(the default): Serialises the input as a Nix Archive and passes that to the hash function. -
flat: Assumes that the input is a single file and directly passes it to the hash function. -
text: Likeflat, but used for derivations serialized in store object andbuiltins.toFile. For advanced use-cases only; for regular usage prefernarandflat.
-
-
--name/-nnameOverride the name component of the store path. It defaults to the base name of path.
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.
-
--verbose/-vIncrease the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options
-
Show usage information.
-
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
-
--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Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.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.