tldr/pages/common/nix-store.3.md

nix store

Manipulate the Nix store. See also: nix-store. More information: https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store.html.

• Collect garbage, i.e. remove unused paths to reduce space usage:

nix store gc

• Hard-link identical files together to reduce space usage:

nix store optimise

• Delete a specific store path (must be unused):

nix store delete /nix/store/{{checksum-package-version.ext}}

• List a contents of the store path, on a remote store:

nix store --store {{https://cache.nixos.org}} ls /nix/store/{{checksum-package-version.ext}}

• Show the differences in versions between two store paths, with their respective dependencies:

nix store diff-closures /nix/store/{{checksum-package-version.ext}} /nix/store/{{checksum-package-version.ext}}