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nix store add-file

Add a regular file to the Nix store.

Warning

This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

Synopsis

nix store add-file [option...] path

Description

Copy the regular file 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 regular file to the store:

## echo foo > bar

## nix store add-file ./bar
/nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar

## cat /nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar
foo

Options

  • --dry-run Show what this command would do without doing it.

  • --name / -n name Override the name component of the store path. It defaults to the base name of path.

Logging-related options:

  • --debug Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.

  • --log-format format Set the format of log output; one of raw, internal-json, bar or bar-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 (overriding nix.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  • --refresh Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.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.