nix nar
Create or inspect NAR files.
Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Synopsis
nix nar
[option...] subcommand
where subcommand is one of the following:
nix nar cat
- print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on stdoutnix nar dump-path
- serialise a path to stdout in NAR formatnix nar ls
- show information about a path inside a NAR file
Description
nix nar
provides several subcommands for creating and inspecting
Nix Archives (NARs).
File format
For the definition of the NAR file format, see Figure 5.2 in https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf.