nix store gc
Perform garbage collection on a Nix store.
Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Synopsis
nix store gc
[option...]
Examples
- Delete unreachable paths in the Nix store:
## nix store gc
- Delete up to 1 gigabyte of garbage:
## nix store gc --max 1G
Description
This command deletes unreachable paths in the Nix store.
Options
-
--dry-run
Show what this command would do without doing it. -
--max
n Stop after freeing n bytes of disk space.
Logging-related options:
-
--debug
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'. -
--log-format
format Set the format of log output; one ofraw
,internal-json
,bar
orbar-with-logs
. -
--print-build-logs
/-L
Print full build logs on standard error. -
--quiet
Decrease the logging verbosity level. -
--verbose
/-v
Increase the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options:
-
--help
Show usage information. -
--offline
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date. -
--option
name value Set the Lix configuration setting name to value (overridingnix.conf
). -
--refresh
Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date. -
--version
Show version information.
Note
See man nix.conf
for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.