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Eelco Dolstra
b1494a29cc * Tag 0.8. 2005-04-11 13:05:44 +00:00
Eelco Dolstra
2fc4acd9dd * Mark stable release. 2005-04-11 11:36:25 +00:00
Eelco Dolstra
f2d9b07b3c * Nix 0.8 release branch. 2005-04-11 11:35:33 +00:00
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((c++-mode . (
(c-file-style . "k&r")
(c-basic-offset . 4)
(c-block-comment-prefix . " ")
(indent-tabs-mode . nil)
(tab-width . 4)
(show-trailing-whitespace . t)
(indicate-empty-lines . t)
(eval . (c-set-offset 'innamespace 0))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'defun-open 0))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'inline-open 0))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'arglist-intro '+))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'arglist-cont 0))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'arglist-cont-nonempty '+))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'substatement-open 0))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'access-label '-))
(eval . (c-set-offset 'inlambda 0))
)))

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# EditorConfig configuration for nix
# http://EditorConfig.org
# Top-most EditorConfig file
root = true
# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file, utf-8 charset
[*]
end_of_line = lf
insert_final_newline = true
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
charset = utf-8
# Match nix files, set indent to spaces with width of two
[*.nix]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 2
# Match c++/shell/perl, set indent to spaces with width of four
[*.{hpp,cc,hh,sh,pl}]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 4
# Match diffs, avoid to trim trailing whitespace
[*.{diff,patch}]
trim_trailing_whitespace = false

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---
name: Bug report
about: Create a report to help us improve
title: ''
labels: bug
assignees: ''
---
**Describe the bug**
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
If you have a problem with a specific package or NixOS,
you probably want to file an issue at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues.
**Steps To Reproduce**
1. Go to '...'
2. Click on '....'
3. Scroll down to '....'
4. See error
**Expected behavior**
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
**`nix-env --version` output**
**Additional context**
Add any other context about the problem here.

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---
name: Feature request
about: Suggest an idea for this project
title: ''
labels: improvement
assignees: ''
---
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**Describe alternatives you've considered**
A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
**Additional context**
Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

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# Stale bot information
- Thanks for your contribution!
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version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"

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# Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
daysUntilStale: 180
daysUntilClose: 365
exemptLabels:
- "critical"
staleLabel: "stale"
markComment: |
I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → [More info](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md)
closeComment: |
I closed this issue due to inactivity. → [More info](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md)

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name: "Test"
on:
pull_request:
push:
jobs:
tests:
strategy:
matrix:
os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v12
#- run: nix flake check
- run: nix-build -A checks.$(if [[ `uname` = Linux ]]; then echo x86_64-linux; else echo x86_64-darwin; fi)

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Makefile.config
perl/Makefile.config
# /
/aclocal.m4
/autom4te.cache
/precompiled-headers.h.gch
/config.*
/configure
/stamp-h1
/svn-revision
/libtool
# /doc/manual/
/doc/manual/*.1
/doc/manual/*.5
/doc/manual/*.8
/doc/manual/nix.json
/doc/manual/conf-file.json
/doc/manual/builtins.json
/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md
/doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli
/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file.md
/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins.md
# /scripts/
/scripts/nix-profile.sh
/scripts/nix-reduce-build
/scripts/nix-http-export.cgi
/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.sh
# /src/libexpr/
/src/libexpr/lexer-tab.cc
/src/libexpr/lexer-tab.hh
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.cc
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.hh
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.output
/src/libexpr/nix.tbl
# /src/libstore/
*.gen.*
# /src/libutil/
/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests
/src/nix/nix
# /src/nix-env/
/src/nix-env/nix-env
# /src/nix-instantiate/
/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate
# /src/nix-store/
/src/nix-store/nix-store
/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url
# /src/nix-daemon/
/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon
/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage
# /src/nix-channel/
/src/nix-channel/nix-channel
# /src/nix-build/
/src/nix-build/nix-build
/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure
/src/error-demo/error-demo
/src/build-remote/build-remote
# /tests/
/tests/test-tmp
/tests/common.sh
/tests/dummy
/tests/result*
/tests/restricted-innocent
/tests/shell
/tests/shell.drv
/tests/config.nix
# /tests/lang/
/tests/lang/*.out
/tests/lang/*.out.xml
/tests/lang/*.ast
/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm
/perl/lib/Nix/Store.cc
/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service
/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.socket
/misc/upstart/nix-daemon.conf
/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies
outputs/
*.a
*.o
*.so
*.dylib
*.dll
*.exe
*.dep
*~
*.pc
*.plist
# GNU Global
GPATH
GRTAGS
GSYMS
GTAGS
# ccls
/.ccls-cache
# auto-generated compilation database
compile_commands.json
nix-rust/target

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2.4

8
AUTHORS Normal file
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The following people contributed to Nix, in alphabetical order:
Martin Bravenboer
Eelco Dolstra
Niels Janssen
Armijn Hemel
Rob Vermaas
Eelco Visser

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makefiles = \
mk/precompiled-headers.mk \
local.mk \
src/libutil/local.mk \
src/libutil/tests/local.mk \
src/libstore/local.mk \
src/libfetchers/local.mk \
src/libmain/local.mk \
src/libexpr/local.mk \
src/libcmd/local.mk \
src/nix/local.mk \
src/resolve-system-dependencies/local.mk \
scripts/local.mk \
misc/bash/local.mk \
misc/systemd/local.mk \
misc/launchd/local.mk \
misc/upstart/local.mk \
doc/manual/local.mk \
tests/local.mk \
tests/plugins/local.mk
-include Makefile.config
OPTIMIZE = 1
ifeq ($(OPTIMIZE), 1)
GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O3
else
GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O0 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
endif
include mk/lib.mk
GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -include config.h -std=c++17

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SUBDIRS = externals src scripts corepkgs doc misc tests
EXTRA_DIST = substitute.mk nix.spec nix.spec.in bootstrap.sh \
svn-revision nix.conf.example
include ./substitute.mk
nix.spec: nix.spec.in
rpm: nix.spec dist
rpm $(EXTRA_RPM_FLAGS) -ta $(distdir).tar.gz
relname:
echo -n $(distdir) > relname
install-data-local: init-state
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/nix
$(INSTALL_DATA) nix.conf.example $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/nix
if ! test -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/nix/nix.conf; then \
$(INSTALL_DATA) nix.conf.example $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/nix/nix.conf; \
fi
if INIT_STATE
if SETUID_HACK
INIT_FLAGS = -g @NIX_GROUP@ -o @NIX_USER@
GROUP_WRITABLE = -m 775
endif
init-state:
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/db
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/log/nix
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/log/nix/drvs
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/profiles
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/temproots
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) $(GROUP_WRITABLE) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots/tmp
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) $(GROUP_WRITABLE) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots/channels
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots/profiles
ln -s $(localstatedir)/nix/profiles $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots/profiles
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) -d $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/store
$(INSTALL) $(INIT_FLAGS) $(GROUP_WRITABLE) -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/nix/manifests
# $(bindir)/nix-store --init
else
init-state:
endif
svn-revision:
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AR = @AR@
BDW_GC_LIBS = @BDW_GC_LIBS@
BOOST_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
BUILD_SHARED_LIBS = @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@
CC = @CC@
CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
CXX = @CXX@
CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
EDITLINE_LIBS = @EDITLINE_LIBS@
ENABLE_S3 = @ENABLE_S3@
GTEST_LIBS = @GTEST_LIBS@
HAVE_SECCOMP = @HAVE_SECCOMP@
LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
LIBARCHIVE_LIBS = @LIBARCHIVE_LIBS@
LIBBROTLI_LIBS = @LIBBROTLI_LIBS@
LIBCURL_LIBS = @LIBCURL_LIBS@
LIBLZMA_LIBS = @LIBLZMA_LIBS@
OPENSSL_LIBS = @OPENSSL_LIBS@
PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
SHELL = @bash@
SODIUM_LIBS = @SODIUM_LIBS@
SQLITE3_LIBS = @SQLITE3_LIBS@
bash = @bash@
bindir = @bindir@
datadir = @datadir@
datarootdir = @datarootdir@
doc_generate = @doc_generate@
docdir = @docdir@
exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
includedir = @includedir@
libdir = @libdir@
libexecdir = @libexecdir@
localstatedir = @localstatedir@
lsof = @lsof@
mandir = @mandir@
pkglibdir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
prefix = @prefix@
sandbox_shell = @sandbox_shell@
storedir = @storedir@
sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
system = @system@

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Version 0.8 (April 11, 2005)
NOTE: the hashing scheme in Nix 0.8 changed (as detailed below). As a
result, `nix-pull' manifests and channels built for Nix 0.7 and below
will now work anymore. However, the Nix expression language has not
changed, so you can still build from source. Also, existing user
environments continue to work. Nix 0.8 will automatically upgrade the
database schema of previous installations when it is first run.
If you get the error message
you have an old-style manifest `/nix/var/nix/manifests/[...]';
please delete it
you should delete previously downloaded manifests:
$ rm /nix/var/nix/manifests/*
If `nix-channel' gives the error message
manifest `http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels/[channel]/MANIFEST'
is too old (i.e., for Nix <= 0.7)
then you should unsubscribe from the offending channel (`nix-channel
--remove URL'; leave out `/MANIFEST'), and subscribe to the same URL,
with `channels' replaced by `channels-v3' (e.g.,
http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels-v3/nixpkgs-unstable).
Nix 0.8 has the following improvements:
* The cryptographic hashes used in store paths are now 160 bits long,
but encoded in base-32 so that they are still only 32 characters
long (e.g., /nix/store/csw87wag8bqlqk7ipllbwypb14xainap-atk-1.9.0).
(This is actually a 160 bit truncation of a SHA-256 hash.)
* Big cleanups and simplifications of the basic store semantics. The
notion of "closure store expressions" is gone (and so is the notion
of "successors"); the file system references of a store path are now
just stored in the database.
For instance, given any store path, you can query its closure:
$ nix-store -qR $(which firefox)
... lots of paths ...
Also, Nix now remembers for each store path the derivation that
built it (the "deriver"):
$ nix-store -qR $(which firefox)
/nix/store/4b0jx7vq80l9aqcnkszxhymsf1ffa5jd-firefox-1.0.1.drv
So to see the build-time dependencies, you can do
$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which firefox))
or, in a nicer format:
$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which firefox))
File system references are also stored in reverse. For instance,
you can query all paths that directly or indirectly use a certain
Glibc:
$ nix-store -q --referers-closure \
/nix/store/8lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4
* The concept of fixed-output derivations has been formalised.
Previously, functions such as `fetchurl' in Nixpkgs used a hack
(namely, explicitly specifying a store path hash) to prevent changes
to, say, the URL of the file from propagating upwards through the
dependency graph, causing rebuilds of everything. This can now be
done cleanly by specifying the `outputHash' and `outputHashAlgo'
attributes. Nix itself checks that the content of the output has
the specified hash. (This is important for maintaining certain
invariants necessary for future work on secure shared stores.)
* One-click installation :-) It is now possible to install any
top-level component in Nixpkgs directly, through the web - see,
e.g., http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nixpkgs-0.8/. All you
have to do is associate `/nix/bin/nix-install-package' with the MIME
type `application/nix-package' (or the extension `.nixpkg'), and
clicking on a package link will cause it to be installed, with all
appropriate dependencies. If you just want to install some specific
application, this is easier than subscribing to a channel.
* `nix-store -r PATHS' now builds all the derivations PATHS in
parallel. Previously it did them sequentially (though exploiting
possible parallelism between subderivations). This is nice for
build farms.
* `nix-channel' has new operations `--list' and `--remove'.
* New ways of installing components into user environments:
- Copy from another user environment:
$ nix-env -i --from-profile .../other-profile firefox
- Install a store derivation directly (bypassing the Nix expression
language entirely):
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/z58v41v21xd3...-aterm-2.3.1.drv
(This is used to implement `nix-install-package', which is
therefore immune to evolution in the Nix expression language.)
- Install an already built store path directly:
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/hsyj5pbn0d9i...-aterm-2.3.1
- Install the result of a Nix expression specified as a command-line
argument:
$ nix-env -f .../i686-linux.nix -i -E 'x: x.firefoxWrapper'
The difference with the normal installation mode is that `-E' does
not use the `name' attributes of derivations. Therefore, this can
be used to disambiguate multiple derivations with the same name.
* A hash of the contents of a store path is now stored in the database
after a succesful build. This allows you to check whether store
paths have been tampered with: `nix-store --verify --check-contents'.
* Implemented a concurrent garbage collector. It is now always safe
to run the garbage collector, even if other Nix operations are
happening simultaneously.
However, there can still be GC races if you use `nix-instantiate'
and `nix-store -r' directly to build things. To prevent races, use
the `--add-root' flag of those commands.
* The garbage collector now finally deletes paths in the right order
(i.e., topologically sorted under the `references' relation), thus
making it safe to interrupt the collector without risking a store
that violates the closure invariant.
* Likewise, the substitute mechanism now downloads files in the right
order, thus preserving the closure invariant at all times.
* The result of `nix-build' is now registered as a root of the garbage
collector. If the `./result' link is deleted, the GC root
disappears automatically.
* The behaviour of the garbage collector can be changed globally by
setting options in `/nix/etc/nix/nix.conf'.
- `gc-keep-derivations' specifies whether deriver links should be
followed when searching for live paths.
- `gc-keep-outputs' specifies whether outputs of derivations should
be followed when searching for live paths.
- `env-keep-derivations' specifies whether user environments should
store the paths of derivations when they are added (thus keeping
the derivations alive).
* New `nix-env' query flags `--drv-path' and `--out-path'.
* `fetchurl' allows SHA-1 and SHA-256 in addition to MD5. Just
specify the attribute `sha1' or `sha256' instead of `md5'.
* Manual updates.
Version 0.7 (January 12, 2005)
* Binary patching. When upgrading components using pre-built binaries
(through nix-pull / nix-channel), Nix can automatically download and
apply binary patches to already installed components instead of full
downloads. Patching is "smart": if there is a *sequence* of patches
to an installed component, Nix will use it. Patches are currently
generated automatically between Nixpkgs (pre-)releases.
* Simplifications to the substitute mechanism.
* Nix-pull now stores downloaded manifests in /nix/var/nix/manifests.
* Metadata on files in the Nix store is canonicalised after builds:
the last-modified timestamp is set to 0 (00:00:00 1/1/1970), the
mode is set to 0444 or 0555 (readable and possibly executable by
all; setuid/setgid bits are dropped), and the group is set to the
default. This ensures that the result of a build and an
installation through a substitute is the same; and that timestamp
dependencies are revealed.
Version 0.6 (November 14, 2004)
Major changes include the following:
* Rewrite of the normalisation engine.
* Multiple builds can now be performed in parallel (option `-j').
* Distributed builds. Nix can now call a shell script to forward
builds to Nix installations on remote machines, which may or may
not be of the same platform type.
* Option `--fallback' allows recovery from broken substitutes.
* Option `--keep-going' causes building of other (unaffected)
derivations to continue if one failed.
* Improvements to the garbage collector (i.e., it should actually work
now).
* Setuid Nix installations allow a Nix store to be shared among
multiple users.
* Substitute registration is much faster now.
* A utility `nix-build' to build a Nix expression and create a symlink
to the result int the current directory; useful for testing Nix
derivations.
* Manual updates.
* `nix-env' changes:
* Derivations for other platforms are filtered out (which can be
overriden using `--system-filter').
* `--install' by default now uninstall previous derivations with the
same name.
* `--upgrade' allows upgrading to a specific version.
* New operation `--delete-generations' to remove profile
generations (necessary for effective garbage collection).
* Nicer output (sorted, columnised).
* More sensible verbosity levels all around (builder output is now
shown always, unless `-Q' is given).
* Nix expression language changes:
* New language construct: `with E1; E2' brings all attributes
defined in the attribute set E1 in scope in E2.
* Added a `map' function.
* Various new operators (e.g., string concatenation).
* Expression evaluation is much faster.
* An Emacs mode for editing Nix expressions (with syntax highlighting
and indentation) has been added.
* Many bug fixes.
Version 0.5 and earlier
Please refer to the Subversion commit log messages.

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For installation and usage instructions, please read the manual, which
can be found in `docs/manual/manual.html', and additionally at the Nix
website at <http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix>.
Acknowledgments
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for
use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.OpenSSL.org/)

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# Nix
[![Open Collective supporters](https://opencollective.com/nixos/tiers/supporter/badge.svg?label=Supporters&color=brightgreen)](https://opencollective.com/nixos)
[![Test](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/workflows/Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/actions)
Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package
management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
for more details.
## Installation
On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command
(as a user other than root):
```console
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
```
Information on additional installation methods is available on the [Nix download page](https://nixos.org/download.html).
## Building And Developing
See our [Hacking guide](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual/contributing/hacking.html) in our manual for instruction on how to
build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.
## Additional Resources
- [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
- [Nix jobsets on hydra.nixos.org](https://hydra.nixos.org/project/nix)
- [NixOS Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/)
- [IRC - #nixos on freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos)
## License
Nix is released under the [LGPL v2.1](./COPYING).

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#! /usr/bin/perl -w -I /home/eelco/.nix-profile/lib/site_perl
use strict;
use XML::LibXML;
#use XML::Simple;
my $blacklistFN = shift @ARGV;
die unless defined $blacklistFN;
my $userEnv = shift @ARGV;
die unless defined $userEnv;
# Read the blacklist.
my $parser = XML::LibXML->new();
my $blacklist = $parser->parse_file($blacklistFN)->getDocumentElement;
#print $blacklist->toString() , "\n";
# Get all the elements of the user environment.
my $userEnvElems = `nix-store --query --references '$userEnv'`;
die "cannot query user environment elements" if $? != 0;
my @userEnvElems = split ' ', $userEnvElems;
my %storePathHashes;
sub getElemNodes {
my $node = shift;
my @elems = ();
foreach my $node ($node->getChildNodes) {
push @elems, $node if $node->nodeType == XML_ELEMENT_NODE;
}
return @elems;
}
my %referencesCache;
sub getReferences {
my $path = shift;
return $referencesCache{$path} if defined $referencesCache{$path};
my $references = `nix-store --query --references '$path'`;
die "cannot query references" if $? != 0;
$referencesCache{$path} = [split ' ', $references];
return $referencesCache{$path};
}
my %attrsCache;
sub getAttr {
my $path = shift;
my $name = shift;
my $key = "$path/$name";
return $referencesCache{$key} if defined $referencesCache{$key};
my $value = `nix-store --query --binding '$name' '$path' 2> /dev/null`;
$value = "" if $? != 0; # !!!
chomp $value;
$referencesCache{$key} = $value;
return $value;
}
sub evalCondition;
sub traverse {
my $done = shift;
my $set = shift;
my $path = shift;
my $stopCondition = shift;
return if defined $done->{$path};
$done->{$path} = 1;
$set->{$path} = 1;
# print " in $path\n";
if (!evalCondition({$path => 1}, $stopCondition)) {
# print " STOPPING in $path\n";
return;
}
# Get the requisites of the deriver.
foreach my $reference (@{getReferences $path}) {
traverse($done, $set, $reference, $stopCondition);
}
}
sub evalSet {
my $inSet = shift;
my $expr = shift;
my $name = $expr->getName;
if ($name eq "traverse") {
my $stopCondition = (getElemNodes $expr)[0];
my $done = { };
my $set = { };
foreach my $path (keys %{$inSet}) {
traverse($done, $set, $path, $stopCondition);
}
return $set;
}
else {
die "unknown element `$name'";
}
}
# Function for evaluating conditions.
sub evalCondition {
my $storePaths = shift;
my $condition = shift;
my $elemName = $condition->getName;
if ($elemName eq "containsSource") {
my $hash = $condition->attributes->getNamedItem("hash")->getValue;
foreach my $path (keys %{$storePathHashes{$hash}}) {
return 1 if defined $storePaths->{$path};
}
return 0;
}
elsif ($elemName eq "hasName") {
my $nameRE = $condition->attributes->getNamedItem("name")->getValue;
foreach my $path (keys %{$storePaths}) {
return 1 if $path =~ /$nameRE/;
}
return 0;
}
elsif ($elemName eq "hasAttr") {
my $name = $condition->attributes->getNamedItem("name")->getValue;
my $valueRE = $condition->attributes->getNamedItem("value")->getValue;
foreach my $path (keys %{$storePaths}) {
if ($path =~ /\.drv$/) {
my $value = getAttr($path, $name);
# print " $path $name $value\n";
return 1 if $value =~ /$valueRE/;
}
}
return 0;
}
elsif ($elemName eq "and") {
my $result = 1;
foreach my $node (getElemNodes $condition) {
$result &= evalCondition($storePaths, $node);
}
return $result;
}
elsif ($elemName eq "not") {
return !evalCondition($storePaths, (getElemNodes $condition)[0]);
}
elsif ($elemName eq "within") {
my @elems = getElemNodes $condition;
my $set = evalSet($storePaths, $elems[0]);
return evalCondition($set, $elems[1]);
}
elsif ($elemName eq "true") {
return 1;
}
elsif ($elemName eq "false") {
return 0;
}
else {
die "unknown element `$elemName'";
}
}
sub evalOr {
my $storePaths = shift;
my $nodes = shift;
my $result = 0;
foreach my $node (@{$nodes}) {
$result |= evalCondition($storePaths, $node);
}
return $result;
}
# Iterate over all elements, check them.
foreach my $userEnvElem (@userEnvElems) {
# Get the deriver of this path.
my $deriver = `nix-store --query --deriver '$userEnvElem'`;
die "cannot query deriver" if $? != 0;
chomp $deriver;
if ($deriver eq "unknown-deriver") {
# print " deriver unknown, cannot check sources\n";
next;
}
print "CHECKING $userEnvElem\n";
# Get the requisites of the deriver.
# my $requisites = `nix-store --query --requisites --include-outputs '$deriver'`;
# die "cannot query requisites" if $? != 0;
# my @requisites = split ' ', $requisites;
# Get the hashes of the requisites.
# my $hashes = `nix-store --query --hash @requisites`;
# die "cannot query hashes" if $? != 0;
# my @hashes = split ' ', $hashes;
# for (my $i = 0; $i < scalar @requisites; $i++) {
# die unless $i < scalar @hashes;
# my $hash = $hashes[$i];
# $storePathHashes{$hash} = {} unless defined $storePathHashes{$hash};
# my $r = $storePathHashes{$hash}; # !!! fix
# $$r{$requisites[$i]} = 1;
# }
# Evaluate each blacklist item.
foreach my $item ($blacklist->getChildrenByTagName("item")) {
my $itemId = $item->getAttributeNode("id")->getValue;
# print " CHECKING FOR $itemId\n";
my $condition = ($item->getChildrenByTagName("condition"))[0];
die unless $condition;
# Evaluate the condition.
my @elems = getElemNodes $condition;
if (evalOr({$deriver => 1}, \@elems)) {
# Oops, condition triggered.
my $reason = ($item->getChildrenByTagName("reason"))[0]->getChildNodes->to_literal;
$reason =~ s/\s+/ /g;
$reason =~ s/^\s+//g;
print " VULNERABLE TO `$itemId': $reason\n";
}
}
}

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#! /bin/sh -e
rm -f aclocal.m4
mkdir -p config
exec autoreconf -vfi
aclocal
autoheader
automake --add-missing --copy
autoconf

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#!/bin/sh
# install - install a program, script, or datafile
scriptversion=2011-11-20.07; # UTC
# This originates from X11R5 (mit/util/scripts/install.sh), which was
# later released in X11R6 (xc/config/util/install.sh) with the
# following copyright and license.
#
# Copyright (C) 1994 X Consortium
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
# rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
# X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
# AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNEC-
# TION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not
# be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other deal-
# ings in this Software without prior written authorization from the X Consor-
# tium.
#
#
# FSF changes to this file are in the public domain.
#
# Calling this script install-sh is preferred over install.sh, to prevent
# 'make' implicit rules from creating a file called install from it
# when there is no Makefile.
#
# This script is compatible with the BSD install script, but was written
# from scratch.
nl='
'
IFS=" "" $nl"
# set DOITPROG to echo to test this script
# Don't use :- since 4.3BSD and earlier shells don't like it.
doit=${DOITPROG-}
if test -z "$doit"; then
doit_exec=exec
else
doit_exec=$doit
fi
# Put in absolute file names if you don't have them in your path;
# or use environment vars.
chgrpprog=${CHGRPPROG-chgrp}
chmodprog=${CHMODPROG-chmod}
chownprog=${CHOWNPROG-chown}
cmpprog=${CMPPROG-cmp}
cpprog=${CPPROG-cp}
mkdirprog=${MKDIRPROG-mkdir}
mvprog=${MVPROG-mv}
rmprog=${RMPROG-rm}
stripprog=${STRIPPROG-strip}
posix_glob='?'
initialize_posix_glob='
test "$posix_glob" != "?" || {
if (set -f) 2>/dev/null; then
posix_glob=
else
posix_glob=:
fi
}
'
posix_mkdir=
# Desired mode of installed file.
mode=0755
chgrpcmd=
chmodcmd=$chmodprog
chowncmd=
mvcmd=$mvprog
rmcmd="$rmprog -f"
stripcmd=
src=
dst=
dir_arg=
dst_arg=
copy_on_change=false
no_target_directory=
usage="\
Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [-T] SRCFILE DSTFILE
or: $0 [OPTION]... SRCFILES... DIRECTORY
or: $0 [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SRCFILES...
or: $0 [OPTION]... -d DIRECTORIES...
In the 1st form, copy SRCFILE to DSTFILE.
In the 2nd and 3rd, copy all SRCFILES to DIRECTORY.
In the 4th, create DIRECTORIES.
Options:
--help display this help and exit.
--version display version info and exit.
-c (ignored)
-C install only if different (preserve the last data modification time)
-d create directories instead of installing files.
-g GROUP $chgrpprog installed files to GROUP.
-m MODE $chmodprog installed files to MODE.
-o USER $chownprog installed files to USER.
-s $stripprog installed files.
-t DIRECTORY install into DIRECTORY.
-T report an error if DSTFILE is a directory.
Environment variables override the default commands:
CHGRPPROG CHMODPROG CHOWNPROG CMPPROG CPPROG MKDIRPROG MVPROG
RMPROG STRIPPROG
"
while test $# -ne 0; do
case $1 in
-c) ;;
-C) copy_on_change=true;;
-d) dir_arg=true;;
-g) chgrpcmd="$chgrpprog $2"
shift;;
--help) echo "$usage"; exit $?;;
-m) mode=$2
case $mode in
*' '* | *' '* | *'
'* | *'*'* | *'?'* | *'['*)
echo "$0: invalid mode: $mode" >&2
exit 1;;
esac
shift;;
-o) chowncmd="$chownprog $2"
shift;;
-s) stripcmd=$stripprog;;
-t) dst_arg=$2
# Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
case $dst_arg in
-* | [=\(\)!]) dst_arg=./$dst_arg;;
esac
shift;;
-T) no_target_directory=true;;
--version) echo "$0 $scriptversion"; exit $?;;
--) shift
break;;
-*) echo "$0: invalid option: $1" >&2
exit 1;;
*) break;;
esac
shift
done
if test $# -ne 0 && test -z "$dir_arg$dst_arg"; then
# When -d is used, all remaining arguments are directories to create.
# When -t is used, the destination is already specified.
# Otherwise, the last argument is the destination. Remove it from $@.
for arg
do
if test -n "$dst_arg"; then
# $@ is not empty: it contains at least $arg.
set fnord "$@" "$dst_arg"
shift # fnord
fi
shift # arg
dst_arg=$arg
# Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
case $dst_arg in
-* | [=\(\)!]) dst_arg=./$dst_arg;;
esac
done
fi
if test $# -eq 0; then
if test -z "$dir_arg"; then
echo "$0: no input file specified." >&2
exit 1
fi
# It's OK to call 'install-sh -d' without argument.
# This can happen when creating conditional directories.
exit 0
fi
if test -z "$dir_arg"; then
do_exit='(exit $ret); exit $ret'
trap "ret=129; $do_exit" 1
trap "ret=130; $do_exit" 2
trap "ret=141; $do_exit" 13
trap "ret=143; $do_exit" 15
# Set umask so as not to create temps with too-generous modes.
# However, 'strip' requires both read and write access to temps.
case $mode in
# Optimize common cases.
*644) cp_umask=133;;
*755) cp_umask=22;;
*[0-7])
if test -z "$stripcmd"; then
u_plus_rw=
else
u_plus_rw='% 200'
fi
cp_umask=`expr '(' 777 - $mode % 1000 ')' $u_plus_rw`;;
*)
if test -z "$stripcmd"; then
u_plus_rw=
else
u_plus_rw=,u+rw
fi
cp_umask=$mode$u_plus_rw;;
esac
fi
for src
do
# Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
case $src in
-* | [=\(\)!]) src=./$src;;
esac
if test -n "$dir_arg"; then
dst=$src
dstdir=$dst
test -d "$dstdir"
dstdir_status=$?
else
# Waiting for this to be detected by the "$cpprog $src $dsttmp" command
# might cause directories to be created, which would be especially bad
# if $src (and thus $dsttmp) contains '*'.
if test ! -f "$src" && test ! -d "$src"; then
echo "$0: $src does not exist." >&2
exit 1
fi
if test -z "$dst_arg"; then
echo "$0: no destination specified." >&2
exit 1
fi
dst=$dst_arg
# If destination is a directory, append the input filename; won't work
# if double slashes aren't ignored.
if test -d "$dst"; then
if test -n "$no_target_directory"; then
echo "$0: $dst_arg: Is a directory" >&2
exit 1
fi
dstdir=$dst
dst=$dstdir/`basename "$src"`
dstdir_status=0
else
# Prefer dirname, but fall back on a substitute if dirname fails.
dstdir=`
(dirname "$dst") 2>/dev/null ||
expr X"$dst" : 'X\(.*[^/]\)//*[^/][^/]*/*$' \| \
X"$dst" : 'X\(//\)[^/]' \| \
X"$dst" : 'X\(//\)$' \| \
X"$dst" : 'X\(/\)' \| . 2>/dev/null ||
echo X"$dst" |
sed '/^X\(.*[^/]\)\/\/*[^/][^/]*\/*$/{
s//\1/
q
}
/^X\(\/\/\)[^/].*/{
s//\1/
q
}
/^X\(\/\/\)$/{
s//\1/
q
}
/^X\(\/\).*/{
s//\1/
q
}
s/.*/./; q'
`
test -d "$dstdir"
dstdir_status=$?
fi
fi
obsolete_mkdir_used=false
if test $dstdir_status != 0; then
case $posix_mkdir in
'')
# Create intermediate dirs using mode 755 as modified by the umask.
# This is like FreeBSD 'install' as of 1997-10-28.
umask=`umask`
case $stripcmd.$umask in
# Optimize common cases.
*[2367][2367]) mkdir_umask=$umask;;
.*0[02][02] | .[02][02] | .[02]) mkdir_umask=22;;
*[0-7])
mkdir_umask=`expr $umask + 22 \
- $umask % 100 % 40 + $umask % 20 \
- $umask % 10 % 4 + $umask % 2
`;;
*) mkdir_umask=$umask,go-w;;
esac
# With -d, create the new directory with the user-specified mode.
# Otherwise, rely on $mkdir_umask.
if test -n "$dir_arg"; then
mkdir_mode=-m$mode
else
mkdir_mode=
fi
posix_mkdir=false
case $umask in
*[123567][0-7][0-7])
# POSIX mkdir -p sets u+wx bits regardless of umask, which
# is incompatible with FreeBSD 'install' when (umask & 300) != 0.
;;
*)
tmpdir=${TMPDIR-/tmp}/ins$RANDOM-$$
trap 'ret=$?; rmdir "$tmpdir/d" "$tmpdir" 2>/dev/null; exit $ret' 0
if (umask $mkdir_umask &&
exec $mkdirprog $mkdir_mode -p -- "$tmpdir/d") >/dev/null 2>&1
then
if test -z "$dir_arg" || {
# Check for POSIX incompatibilities with -m.
# HP-UX 11.23 and IRIX 6.5 mkdir -m -p sets group- or
# other-writable bit of parent directory when it shouldn't.
# FreeBSD 6.1 mkdir -m -p sets mode of existing directory.
ls_ld_tmpdir=`ls -ld "$tmpdir"`
case $ls_ld_tmpdir in
d????-?r-*) different_mode=700;;
d????-?--*) different_mode=755;;
*) false;;
esac &&
$mkdirprog -m$different_mode -p -- "$tmpdir" && {
ls_ld_tmpdir_1=`ls -ld "$tmpdir"`
test "$ls_ld_tmpdir" = "$ls_ld_tmpdir_1"
}
}
then posix_mkdir=:
fi
rmdir "$tmpdir/d" "$tmpdir"
else
# Remove any dirs left behind by ancient mkdir implementations.
rmdir ./$mkdir_mode ./-p ./-- 2>/dev/null
fi
trap '' 0;;
esac;;
esac
if
$posix_mkdir && (
umask $mkdir_umask &&
$doit_exec $mkdirprog $mkdir_mode -p -- "$dstdir"
)
then :
else
# The umask is ridiculous, or mkdir does not conform to POSIX,
# or it failed possibly due to a race condition. Create the
# directory the slow way, step by step, checking for races as we go.
case $dstdir in
/*) prefix='/';;
[-=\(\)!]*) prefix='./';;
*) prefix='';;
esac
eval "$initialize_posix_glob"
oIFS=$IFS
IFS=/
$posix_glob set -f
set fnord $dstdir
shift
$posix_glob set +f
IFS=$oIFS
prefixes=
for d
do
test X"$d" = X && continue
prefix=$prefix$d
if test -d "$prefix"; then
prefixes=
else
if $posix_mkdir; then
(umask=$mkdir_umask &&
$doit_exec $mkdirprog $mkdir_mode -p -- "$dstdir") && break
# Don't fail if two instances are running concurrently.
test -d "$prefix" || exit 1
else
case $prefix in
*\'*) qprefix=`echo "$prefix" | sed "s/'/'\\\\\\\\''/g"`;;
*) qprefix=$prefix;;
esac
prefixes="$prefixes '$qprefix'"
fi
fi
prefix=$prefix/
done
if test -n "$prefixes"; then
# Don't fail if two instances are running concurrently.
(umask $mkdir_umask &&
eval "\$doit_exec \$mkdirprog $prefixes") ||
test -d "$dstdir" || exit 1
obsolete_mkdir_used=true
fi
fi
fi
if test -n "$dir_arg"; then
{ test -z "$chowncmd" || $doit $chowncmd "$dst"; } &&
{ test -z "$chgrpcmd" || $doit $chgrpcmd "$dst"; } &&
{ test "$obsolete_mkdir_used$chowncmd$chgrpcmd" = false ||
test -z "$chmodcmd" || $doit $chmodcmd $mode "$dst"; } || exit 1
else
# Make a couple of temp file names in the proper directory.
dsttmp=$dstdir/_inst.$$_
rmtmp=$dstdir/_rm.$$_
# Trap to clean up those temp files at exit.
trap 'ret=$?; rm -f "$dsttmp" "$rmtmp" && exit $ret' 0
# Copy the file name to the temp name.
(umask $cp_umask && $doit_exec $cpprog "$src" "$dsttmp") &&
# and set any options; do chmod last to preserve setuid bits.
#
# If any of these fail, we abort the whole thing. If we want to
# ignore errors from any of these, just make sure not to ignore
# errors from the above "$doit $cpprog $src $dsttmp" command.
#
{ test -z "$chowncmd" || $doit $chowncmd "$dsttmp"; } &&
{ test -z "$chgrpcmd" || $doit $chgrpcmd "$dsttmp"; } &&
{ test -z "$stripcmd" || $doit $stripcmd "$dsttmp"; } &&
{ test -z "$chmodcmd" || $doit $chmodcmd $mode "$dsttmp"; } &&
# If -C, don't bother to copy if it wouldn't change the file.
if $copy_on_change &&
old=`LC_ALL=C ls -dlL "$dst" 2>/dev/null` &&
new=`LC_ALL=C ls -dlL "$dsttmp" 2>/dev/null` &&
eval "$initialize_posix_glob" &&
$posix_glob set -f &&
set X $old && old=:$2:$4:$5:$6 &&
set X $new && new=:$2:$4:$5:$6 &&
$posix_glob set +f &&
test "$old" = "$new" &&
$cmpprog "$dst" "$dsttmp" >/dev/null 2>&1
then
rm -f "$dsttmp"
else
# Rename the file to the real destination.
$doit $mvcmd -f "$dsttmp" "$dst" 2>/dev/null ||
# The rename failed, perhaps because mv can't rename something else
# to itself, or perhaps because mv is so ancient that it does not
# support -f.
{
# Now remove or move aside any old file at destination location.
# We try this two ways since rm can't unlink itself on some
# systems and the destination file might be busy for other
# reasons. In this case, the final cleanup might fail but the new
# file should still install successfully.
{
test ! -f "$dst" ||
$doit $rmcmd -f "$dst" 2>/dev/null ||
{ $doit $mvcmd -f "$dst" "$rmtmp" 2>/dev/null &&
{ $doit $rmcmd -f "$rmtmp" 2>/dev/null; :; }
} ||
{ echo "$0: cannot unlink or rename $dst" >&2
(exit 1); exit 1
}
} &&
# Now rename the file to the real destination.
$doit $mvcmd "$dsttmp" "$dst"
}
fi || exit 1
trap '' 0
fi
done
# Local variables:
# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
# time-stamp-time-zone: "UTC"
# time-stamp-end: "; # UTC"
# End:

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@@ -1,74 +1,52 @@
AC_INIT(nix, m4_esyscmd([bash -c "echo -n $(cat ./.version)$VERSION_SUFFIX"]))
AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README.md)
AC_INIT(nix, "0.8")
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README)
AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
AC_PROG_SED
# Change to `1' to produce a `stable' release (i.e., the `preREVISION'
# suffix is not added).
STABLE=1
# Put the revision number in the version.
if test "$STABLE" != "1"; then
if REVISION=`test -d $srcdir/.svn && svnversion $srcdir 2> /dev/null`; then
VERSION="${VERSION}pre${REVISION}"
elif REVISION=`cat $srcdir/svn-revision 2> /dev/null`; then
VERSION="${VERSION}pre${REVISION}"
fi
fi
AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/nix)
AC_CANONICAL_HOST
# Construct a Nix system name (like "i686-linux").
AC_CANONICAL_HOST
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the canonical Nix system name])
cpu_name=$(uname -p | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
machine_name=$(uname -m | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
AC_ARG_WITH(system, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system=SYSTEM],
[Platform identifier (e.g., `i686-linux').]),
[system=$withval],
[case "$host_cpu" in
i*86)
machine_name="i686";;
amd64)
machine_name="x86_64";;
armv6|armv7)
machine_name="${host_cpu}l";;
*)
machine_name="$host_cpu";;
esac
case "$host_os" in
linux-gnu*|linux-musl*)
# For backward compatibility, strip the `-gnu' part.
system="$machine_name-linux";;
*)
# Strip the version number from names such as `gnu0.3',
# `darwin10.2.0', etc.
system="$machine_name-`echo $host_os | "$SED" -e's/@<:@0-9.@:>@*$//g'`";;
esac])
sys_name=$(uname -s | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
case $sys_name in
cygwin*)
sys_name=cygwin
case $machine_name in
i*86)
machine_name=i686
;;
*)
if test "$cpu_name" != "unknown"; then
machine_name=$cpu_name
fi
;;
esac
sys_name=$(uname -s | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
AC_ARG_WITH(system, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system=SYSTEM],
[platform identifier (e.g., `i686-linux')]),
system=$withval, system="${machine_name}-${sys_name}")
AC_MSG_RESULT($system)
AC_SUBST(system)
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SYSTEM, ["$system"], [platform identifier ('cpu-os')])
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SYSTEM, ["$system"], [platform identifier (`cpu-os')])
# State should be stored in /nix/var, unless the user overrides it explicitly.
test "$localstatedir" = '${prefix}/var' && localstatedir=/nix/var
CFLAGS=
CXXFLAGS=
AC_PROG_CC
AC_PROG_CXX
AC_PROG_CPP
AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
# Use 64-bit file system calls so that we can support files > 2 GiB.
AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
# Solaris-specific stuff.
AC_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
if test "$sys_name" = sunos; then
# Solaris requires -lsocket -lnsl for network functions
LIBS="-lsocket -lnsl $LIBS"
fi
AC_PROG_RANLIB
# Check for pubsetbuf.
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pubsetbuf])
@@ -77,37 +55,15 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
static char buf[1024];]],
[[cerr.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(buf, sizeof(buf));]])],
[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PUBSETBUF, 1, [Whether pubsetbuf is available.])],
[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PUBSETBUF, 1, [whether pubsetbuf is available])],
AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
AC_LANG_POP(C++)
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([statvfs pipe2])
# Check for lutimes, optionally used for changing the mtime of
# symlinks.
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lutimes])
# Check whether the store optimiser can optimise symlinks.
AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether it is possible to create a link to a symlink])
ln -s bla tmp_link
if ln tmp_link tmp_link2 2> /dev/null; then
AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
AC_DEFINE(CAN_LINK_SYMLINK, 1, [Whether link() works on symlinks.])
else
AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
fi
rm -f tmp_link tmp_link2
# Check for <locale>.
# Check for <locale>
AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([locale])
AC_LANG_POP(C++)
AC_DEFUN([NEED_PROG],
[
AC_PATH_PROG($1, $2)
@@ -116,209 +72,135 @@ if test -z "$$1"; then
fi
])
NEED_PROG(bash, bash)
NEED_PROG(curl, curl)
NEED_PROG(bzip2, bzip2)
NEED_PROG(bunzip2, bunzip2)
NEED_PROG(shell, sh)
AC_PATH_PROG(xmllint, xmllint, false)
AC_PATH_PROG(xsltproc, xsltproc, false)
AC_PATH_PROG(flex, flex, false)
AC_PATH_PROG(bison, bison, false)
AC_PATH_PROG(dot, dot)
AC_PATH_PROG(lsof, lsof, lsof)
NEED_PROG(jq, jq)
NEED_PROG(perl, perl)
NEED_PROG(tar, tar)
NEED_PROG(cat, cat)
AC_ARG_WITH(coreutils-bin, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-coreutils-bin=PATH],
[path of cat, mkdir, etc.]),
coreutils=$withval, coreutils=$(dirname $cat))
AC_SUBST(coreutils)
AC_ARG_WITH(docbook-catalog, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-docbook-catalog=PATH],
[path of the DocBook XML DTD]),
docbookcatalog=$withval, docbookcatalog=/docbook-dtd-missing)
AC_SUBST(docbookcatalog)
AC_SUBST(coreutils, [$(dirname $(type -p cat))])
AC_ARG_WITH(docbook-xsl, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-docbook-xsl=PATH],
[path of the DocBook XSL stylesheets]),
docbookxsl=$withval, docbookxsl=/docbook-xsl-missing)
AC_SUBST(docbookxsl)
AC_ARG_WITH(xml-flags, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-xml-flags=FLAGS],
[extra flags to be passed to xmllint and xsltproc]),
xmlflags=$withval, xmlflags=)
AC_SUBST(xmlflags)
AC_ARG_WITH(store-dir, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-store-dir=PATH],
[path of the Nix store (defaults to /nix/store)]),
storedir=$withval, storedir='/nix/store')
[path of the Nix store]),
storedir=$withval, storedir='${prefix}/store')
AC_SUBST(storedir)
# Look for boost, a required dependency.
# Note that AX_BOOST_BASE only exports *CPP* BOOST_CPPFLAGS, no CXX flags,
# and CPPFLAGS are not passed to the C++ compiler automatically.
# Thus we append the returned CPPFLAGS to the CXXFLAGS here.
AX_BOOST_BASE([1.66], [CXXFLAGS="$BOOST_CPPFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires boost.])])
# For unknown reasons, setting this directly in the ACTION-IF-FOUND above
# ends up with LDFLAGS being empty, so we set it afterwards.
LDFLAGS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
# On some platforms, new-style atomics need a helper library
AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether -latomic is needed)
AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
#include <stdint.h>
uint64_t v;
int main() {
return (int)__atomic_load_n(&v, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
}]])], GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC=no, GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC=yes)
AC_MSG_RESULT($GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC)
if test "x$GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC" = xyes; then
LIBS="-latomic $LIBS"
fi
PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared],
[Build shared libraries for Nix [default=yes]]),
shared=$enableval, shared=yes)
if test "$shared" = yes; then
AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 1, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
AC_ARG_WITH(bdb, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-bdb=PATH],
[prefix of Berkeley DB]),
bdb=$withval, bdb=)
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_BDB, test -n "$bdb")
if test -z "$bdb"; then
bdb_lib='-L${top_builddir}/externals/inst-bdb/lib -ldb_cxx'
bdb_include='-I${top_builddir}/externals/inst-bdb/include'
else
AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 0, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG --static"
bdb_lib="-L$bdb/lib -ldb_cxx"
bdb_include="-I$bdb/include"
fi
AC_SUBST(bdb_lib)
AC_SUBST(bdb_include)
# Look for OpenSSL, a required dependency. FIXME: this is only (maybe)
# used by S3BinaryCacheStore.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENSSL], [libcrypto], [CXXFLAGS="$OPENSSL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Look for libbz2, a required dependency.
AC_CHECK_LIB([bz2], [BZ2_bzWriteOpen], [true],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libbz2, which is part of bzip2. See https://sourceware.org/bzip2/.])])
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([bzlib.h], [true],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libbz2, which is part of bzip2. See https://sourceware.org/bzip2/.])])
# Checks for libarchive
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBARCHIVE], [libarchive >= 3.1.2], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBARCHIVE_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Workaround until https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1446 is fixed
if test "$shared" != yes; then
LIBARCHIVE_LIBS+=' -lz'
fi
# Look for SQLite, a required dependency.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE3], [sqlite3 >= 3.6.19], [CXXFLAGS="$SQLITE3_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Look for libcurl, a required dependency.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCURL], [libcurl], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBCURL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Look for editline, a required dependency.
# The the libeditline.pc file was added only in libeditline >= 1.15.2,
# see https://github.com/troglobit/editline/commit/0a8f2ef4203c3a4a4726b9dd1336869cd0da8607,
# but e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 has an older version, so we fall back to searching for
# editline.h when the pkg-config approach fails.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EDITLINE], [libeditline], [CXXFLAGS="$EDITLINE_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"], [
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([editline.h], [true],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libeditline; it was found neither via pkg-config nor its normal header.])])
AC_SEARCH_LIBS([readline read_history], [editline], [],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libeditline; it was not found via pkg-config, but via its header, but required functions do not work. Maybe it is too old? >= 1.14 is required.])])
])
# Look for libsodium, an optional dependency.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SODIUM], [libsodium], [CXXFLAGS="$SODIUM_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Look for liblzma, a required dependency.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLZMA], [liblzma], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBLZMA_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
AC_CHECK_LIB([lzma], [lzma_stream_encoder_mt],
[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LZMA_MT], [1], [xz multithreaded compression support])])
# Look for zlib, a required dependency.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib], [CXXFLAGS="$ZLIB_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
AC_CHECK_HEADER([zlib.h],[:],[AC_MSG_ERROR([could not find the zlib.h header])])
LDFLAGS="-lz $LDFLAGS"
# Look for libbrotli{enc,dec}.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBBROTLI], [libbrotlienc libbrotlidec], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBBROTLI_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
# Look for libseccomp, required for Linux sandboxing.
if test "$sys_name" = linux; then
AC_ARG_ENABLE([seccomp-sandboxing],
AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-seccomp-sandboxing],
[Don't build support for seccomp sandboxing (only recommended if your arch doesn't support libseccomp yet!)]
))
if test "x$enable_seccomp_sandboxing" != "xno"; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBSECCOMP], [libseccomp],
[CXXFLAGS="$LIBSECCOMP_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
have_seccomp=1
AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SECCOMP], [1], [Whether seccomp is available and should be used for sandboxing.])
else
have_seccomp=
fi
AC_ARG_WITH(aterm, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-aterm=PATH],
[prefix of CWI ATerm library]),
aterm=$withval, aterm=)
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ATERM, test -n "$aterm")
if test -z "$aterm"; then
aterm_lib='-L${top_builddir}/externals/inst-aterm/lib -lATerm'
aterm_include='-I${top_builddir}/externals/inst-aterm/include'
aterm_bin='${top_builddir}/externals/inst-aterm/bin'
else
have_seccomp=
aterm_lib="-L$aterm/lib -lATerm"
aterm_include="-I$aterm/include"
aterm_bin="$aterm/bin"
fi
AC_SUBST(HAVE_SECCOMP, [$have_seccomp])
AC_SUBST(aterm_lib)
AC_SUBST(aterm_include)
AC_SUBST(aterm_bin)
AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_mutex_init)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(init-state, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-init-state],
[do not initialise DB etc. in `make install']),
init_state=$enableval, init_state=yes)
AM_CONDITIONAL(INIT_STATE, test "$init_state" = "yes")
# Look for aws-cpp-sdk-s3.
AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([aws/s3/S3Client.h],
[AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_S3], [1], [Whether to enable S3 support via aws-sdk-cpp.])
enable_s3=1], [enable_s3=])
AC_SUBST(ENABLE_S3, [$enable_s3])
AC_LANG_POP(C++)
if test -n "$enable_s3"; then
declare -a aws_version_tokens=($(printf '#include <aws/core/VersionConfig.h>\nAWS_SDK_VERSION_STRING' | $CPP $CPPFLAGS - | grep -v '^#.*' | sed 's/"//g' | tr '.' ' '))
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_MAJOR], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@0@:>@}, [Major version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_MINOR], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@1@:>@}, [Minor version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_PATCH], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@2@:>@}, [Patch version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
AC_ARG_ENABLE(setuid, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-setuid],
[install Nix setuid]),
setuid_hack=$enableval, setuid_hack=no)
AM_CONDITIONAL(SETUID_HACK, test "$setuid_hack" = "yes")
if test "$setuid_hack" = "yes"; then
AC_DEFINE(SETUID_HACK, 1, [whether to install Nix setuid])
fi
# Whether to use the Boehm garbage collector.
AC_ARG_ENABLE(gc, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gc],
[enable garbage collection in the Nix expression evaluator (requires Boehm GC) [default=yes]]),
gc=$enableval, gc=yes)
if test "$gc" = yes; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BDW_GC], [bdw-gc])
CXXFLAGS="$BDW_GC_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOEHMGC, 1, [Whether to use the Boehm garbage collector.])
AC_CHECK_FUNC(setresuid, [HAVE_SETRESUID=1], [HAVE_SETRESUID=])
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SETRESUID, test "$HAVE_SETRESUID" = "1")
if test "$HAVE_SETRESUID" = "1"; then
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETRESUID, 1, [whether we have setresuid()])
fi
AC_ARG_WITH(nix-user, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-nix-user=USER],
[user for Nix setuid binaries]),
NIX_USER=$withval, NIX_USER=nix)
AC_SUBST(NIX_USER)
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NIX_USER, ["$NIX_USER"], [Nix user])
AC_ARG_WITH(nix-group, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-nix-group=USER],
[group for Nix setuid binaries]),
NIX_GROUP=$withval, NIX_GROUP=nix)
AC_SUBST(NIX_GROUP)
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NIX_GROUP, ["$NIX_GROUP"], [Nix group])
# Look for gtest.
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTEST], [gtest_main])
# documentation generation switch
AC_ARG_ENABLE(doc-gen, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-doc-gen],
[disable documentation generation]),
doc_generate=$enableval, doc_generate=yes)
AC_SUBST(doc_generate)
# Setuid installations.
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setresuid setreuid lchown])
# Nice to have, but not essential.
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([strsignal posix_fallocate sysconf])
# This is needed if bzip2 is a static library, and the Nix libraries
# are dynamic.
if test "$(uname)" = "Darwin"; then
LDFLAGS="-all_load $LDFLAGS"
fi
# Do we have GNU tar?
AC_MSG_CHECKING([if you have a recent GNU tar])
if $tar --version 2> /dev/null | grep -q GNU && tar cvf /dev/null --warning=no-timestamp ./config.log > /dev/null; then
AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
tarFlags="--warning=no-timestamp"
else
AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
fi
AC_SUBST(tarFlags)
AC_ARG_WITH(sandbox-shell, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-sandbox-shell=PATH],
[path of a statically-linked shell to use as /bin/sh in sandboxes]),
sandbox_shell=$withval)
AC_SUBST(sandbox_shell)
# Expand all variables in config.status.
test "$prefix" = NONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
test "$exec_prefix" = NONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
for name in $ac_subst_vars; do
declare $name="$(eval echo "${!name}")"
declare $name="$(eval echo "${!name}")"
declare $name="$(eval echo "${!name}")"
done
rm -f Makefile.config
AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
AC_CONFIG_FILES([])
AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
externals/Makefile
src/Makefile
src/bin2c/Makefile
src/boost/Makefile
src/boost/format/Makefile
src/libutil/Makefile
src/libstore/Makefile
src/libmain/Makefile
src/nix-store/Makefile
src/nix-hash/Makefile
src/libexpr/Makefile
src/nix-instantiate/Makefile
src/nix-env/Makefile
src/log2xml/Makefile
src/bsdiff-4.2/Makefile
scripts/Makefile
corepkgs/Makefile
corepkgs/nar/Makefile
corepkgs/buildenv/Makefile
corepkgs/channels/Makefile
doc/Makefile
doc/manual/Makefile
misc/Makefile
misc/emacs/Makefile
tests/Makefile
])
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#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
#!nix-shell -i python3 -p python3 --pure
# To be used with `--trace-function-calls` and `flamegraph.pl`.
#
# For example:
#
# nix-instantiate --trace-function-calls '<nixpkgs>' -A hello 2> nix-function-calls.trace
# ./contrib/stack-collapse.py nix-function-calls.trace > nix-function-calls.folded
# nix-shell -p flamegraph --run "flamegraph.pl nix-function-calls.folded > nix-function-calls.svg"
import sys
from pprint import pprint
import fileinput
stack = []
timestack = []
for line in fileinput.input():
components = line.strip().split(" ", 2)
if components[0] != "function-trace":
continue
direction = components[1]
components = components[2].rsplit(" ", 2)
loc = components[0]
_at = components[1]
time = int(components[2])
if direction == "entered":
stack.append(loc)
timestack.append(time)
elif direction == "exited":
dur = time - timestack.pop()
vst = ";".join(stack)
print(f"{vst} {dur}")
stack.pop()

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all-local: builder.pl
install-exec-local:
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/buildenv
$(INSTALL_DATA) default.nix $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/buildenv
$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) builder.pl $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/buildenv
include ../../substitute.mk
EXTRA_DIST = default.nix builder.pl.in

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#! @perl@ -w
use strict;
use Cwd;
use IO::Handle;
STDOUT->autoflush(1);
my $out = $ENV{"out"};
mkdir "$out", 0755 || die "error creating $out";
# For each activated package, create symlinks.
sub createLinks {
my $srcDir = shift;
my $dstDir = shift;
my @srcFiles = glob("$srcDir/*");
foreach my $srcFile (@srcFiles) {
my $baseName = $srcFile;
$baseName =~ s/^.*\///g; # strip directory
my $dstFile = "$dstDir/$baseName";
if ($srcFile =~ /\/propagated-build-inputs$/ ||
$srcFile =~ /\/nix-support$/ ||
$srcFile =~ /\/perllocal.pod$/ ||
$srcFile =~ /\/log$/)
{
# Do nothing.
}
elsif (-d $srcFile) {
lstat $dstFile;
if (-d _) {
createLinks($srcFile, $dstFile);
}
elsif (-l _) {
my $target = readlink $dstFile or die;
if (!-d $target) {
die "collission between directory `$srcFile' and non-directory `$target'";
}
unlink $dstFile or die "error unlinking `$dstFile': $!";
mkdir $dstFile, 0755 ||
die "error creating directory `$dstFile': $!";
createLinks($target, $dstFile);
createLinks($srcFile, $dstFile);
}
else {
symlink($srcFile, $dstFile) ||
die "error creating link `$dstFile': $!";
}
}
elsif (-l $dstFile) {
my $target = readlink $dstFile;
die "collission between `$srcFile' and `$target'";
}
else {
# print "linking $dstFile to $srcFile\n";
symlink($srcFile, $dstFile) ||
die "error creating link `$dstFile': $!";
}
}
}
my %done;
sub addPkg;
sub addPkg {
my $pkgDir = shift;
return if (defined $done{$pkgDir});
$done{$pkgDir} = 1;
print "adding $pkgDir\n";
createLinks("$pkgDir", "$out");
my $propagatedFN = "$pkgDir/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs";
if (-e $propagatedFN) {
open PROP, "<$propagatedFN" or die;
my $propagated = <PROP>;
close PROP;
my @propagated = split ' ', $propagated;
foreach my $p (@propagated) {
addPkg $p;
}
}
}
my @args = split ' ', $ENV{"derivations"};
while (scalar @args > 0) {
my $drvPath = shift @args;
addPkg($drvPath);
}
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{system, derivations, manifest}:
derivation {
name = "user-environment";
system = system;
builder = ./builder.pl;
derivations = derivations;
manifest = manifest;
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all-local: unpack.sh
install-exec-local:
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/channels
$(INSTALL_DATA) unpack.nix $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/channels
$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) unpack.sh $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/channels
include ../../substitute.mk
EXTRA_DIST = unpack.nix unpack.sh.in

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{system, inputs}:
derivation {
name = "channels";
builder = ./unpack.sh;
inherit system inputs;
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#! @shell@ -e
@coreutils@/mkdir $out
@coreutils@/mkdir $out/tmp
cd $out/tmp
expr=$out/default.nix
echo '[' > $expr
nr=0
for i in $inputs; do
echo "unpacking $i"
@bunzip2@ < $i | @tar@ xvf -
@coreutils@/mv * ../$nr # !!! hacky
echo "(import ./$nr)" >> $expr
nr=$(($nr + 1))
done
echo ']' >> $expr
cd ..
@coreutils@/rmdir tmp

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all-local: nar.sh
install-exec-local:
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/nar
$(INSTALL_DATA) nar.nix $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/nar
$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) nar.sh $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs/nar
include ../../substitute.mk
EXTRA_DIST = nar.nix nar.sh.in

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{system, path, hashAlgo}: derivation {
name = "nar";
builder = ./nar.sh;
inherit system path hashAlgo;
}

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#! @shell@ -e
echo "packing $path into $out..."
@coreutils@/mkdir $out
dst=$out/tmp.nar.bz2
@bindir@/nix-store --dump "$path" > tmp
@bzip2@ < tmp > $dst
@bindir@/nix-hash -vvvvv --flat --type $hashAlgo --base32 tmp > $out/nar-hash
@bindir@/nix-hash --flat --type $hashAlgo --base32 $dst > $out/narbz2-hash
@coreutils@/mv $out/tmp.nar.bz2 $out/$(@coreutils@/cat $out/narbz2-hash).nar.bz2

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(import (fetchTarball https://github.com/edolstra/flake-compat/archive/master.tar.gz) {
src = ./.;
}).defaultNix

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To produce a `stable' release from the trunk:
0. Make sure that the trunk builds in the release supervisor.
1. Branch the trunk, e.g., `svn cp .../trunk
.../branches/0.5-release'.
2. Switch to the branch, e.g., `svn switch .../branches/0.5-release'.
3. In `configure.ac', change `STABLE=0' into `STABLE=1' and commit.
4. In the release supervisor, add a one-time job to build
`.../branches/0.5-release'.
5. Make sure that the release succeeds.
6. Move the branch to a tag, e.g., `svn mv .../branches/0.5-release
.../tags/0.5'.
Note that the branch should not be used for maintenance; it should
be deleted after the release has been created. A maintenance
branch (e.g., `.../branches/0.5') should be created from the
original revision of the trunk (since maintenance releases should
also be tested first; hence, we cannot have `STABLE=1'). The same
procedure can then be followed to produce maintenance release; just
substitute `.../branches/VERSION' for the trunk.
7. Switch back to the trunk.
8. Bump the version number in `configure.ac' (in AC_INIT).

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ENV = SGML_CATALOG_FILES=$(docbookcatalog)
XMLLINT = $(ENV) $(xmllint) $(xmlflags) --catalogs
XSLTPROC = $(ENV) $(xsltproc) $(xmlflags) --catalogs \
--param section.autolabel 1 \
--param section.label.includes.component.label 1 \
--param html.stylesheet \'style.css\' \
--param xref.with.number.and.title 1 \
--param toc.section.depth 3
man1_MANS = nix-env.1 nix-build.1 nix-store.1 nix-instantiate.1 \
nix-collect-garbage.1 nix-push.1 nix-pull.1 \
nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1
FIGURES = figures/user-environments.png
MANUAL_SRCS = manual.xml introduction.xml installation.xml \
package-management.xml writing-nix-expressions.xml \
build-farm.xml \
$(man1_MANS:.1=.xml) \
troubleshooting.xml bugs.xml opt-common.xml opt-common-syn.xml \
env-common.xml quick-start.xml nix-lang-ref.xml glossary.xml \
conf-file.xml \
style.css images
manual.is-valid: $(MANUAL_SRCS) version.txt
$(XMLLINT) --xinclude $< | $(XMLLINT) --noout --nonet --valid -
touch $@
version.txt:
echo -n $(VERSION) > version.txt
man $(MANS): $(MANUAL_SRCS) manual.is-valid
$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --xinclude $(docbookxsl)/manpages/docbook.xsl manual.xml
manual.html: $(MANUAL_SRCS) manual.is-valid images
$(XSLTPROC) --nonet --xinclude --output manual.html \
$(docbookxsl)/html/docbook.xsl manual.xml
all-local: manual.html
install-data-local: manual.html
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual
$(INSTALL_DATA) manual.html $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual
$(INSTALL_DATA) style.css $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual
cp -r images $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual/images
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual/figures
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(FIGURES) $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/nix/manual/figures
images:
mkdir images
cp $(docbookxsl)/images/*.png images
mkdir images/callouts
cp $(docbookxsl)/images/callouts/*.png images/callouts
chmod +w -R images
KEEP = manual.html manual.is-valid version.txt $(MANS)
EXTRA_DIST = $(MANUAL_SRCS) $(FIGURES) $(KEEP)
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[output.html]
additional-css = ["custom.css"]

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<appendix><title>Bugs / To-Do</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>The man-pages generated from the DocBook documentation
are ugly.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Generations properly form a tree. E.g., if after
switching to generation 39, we perform an installation action, a
generation 43 is created which is a descendant of 39, not 42. So a
rollback from 43 ought to go back to 39. This is not currently
implemented; generations form a linear sequence.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Build management.</emphasis> In principle it
is already possible to do build management using Nix (by writing
builders that perform appropriate build steps), but the Nix expression
language is not yet powerful enough to make this pleasant (?). The
language should be extended with features from the <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/maak/'>Maak build manager</ulink>.
Another interesting idea is to write a <command>make</command>
implementation that uses Nix as a back-end to support <ulink
url='http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#legacy'>legacy</ulink>
build files.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>For security, <command>nix-push</command> manifests
should be digitally signed, and <command>nix-pull</command> should
verify the signatures. The actual NAR archives in the cache do not
need to be signed, since the manifest contains cryptographic hashes of
these files (and <filename>fetchurl.nix</filename> checks
them).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>It would be useful to have an option in
<command>nix-env --delete-generations</command> to remove non-current
generations older than a certain age.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>There should be a flexible way to change the user
environment builder. Currently, you have to replace
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/share/nix/corepkgs/buildenv/builder.pl</filename>,
which is hard-coded into <command>nix-env</command>. Also, the
default builder should be more powerful. For instance, there should
be some way to specify priorities to resolve
collisions.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<chapter id='chap-build-farm'><title>Setting up a Build Farm</title>
<para>This chapter provides some sketchy information on how to set up
a Nix-based build farm. Nix is particularly suited as a basis for a
build farm, since:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Nix supports distributed builds: a local Nix
installation can forward Nix builds to other machines over the
network. This allows multiple builds to be performed in parallel
(thus improving performance), but more in importantly, it allows Nix
to perform multi-platform builds in a semi-transparent way. For
instance, if you perform a build for a
<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> on an
<literal>i686-linux</literal> machine, Nix can automatically forward
the build to a <literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> machine, if
available.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Nix expression language is ideal for describing
build jobs, plus all their dependencies. For instance, if your
package has some dependency, you don't have to manually install it
on all the machines in the build farm; they will be built
automatically.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Proper release management requires that builds (if
deployed) are traceable: it should be possible to figure out from
exactly what sources they were built, in what configuration, etc.;
and it should be possible to reproduce the build, if necessary. Nix
makes this possible since Nix's hashing scheme uniquely identifies
builds, and Nix expressions are self-contained.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix will only rebuild things that have actually
changed. For instance, if the sources of a component haven't
changed between runs of the build farm, the component won't be
rebuild (unless it was garbage-collected). Also, dependencies
typically don't change very often, so they only need to be built
once.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The results of a Nix build farm can be made
available through a channel, so successful builds can be deployed to
users immediately.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<section><title>Overview</title>
<para>TODO</para>
<para>The sources of the Nix build farm are at <ulink
url='https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/release/trunk' />.</para>
</section>
<section id='sec-distributed-builds'><title>Setting up distributed builds</title>
<para>You can enable distributed builds by setting the environment
variable <envar>NIX_BUILD_HOOK</envar> to point to a program that Nix
will call whenever it wants to build a derivation. The build hook
(typically a shell or Perl script) can decline the build, in which Nix
will perform it in the usual way if possible, or it can accept it, in
which case it is responsible for somehow getting the inputs of the
build to another machine, doing the build there, and getting the
results back. The details of the build hook protocol are described in
the documentation of the <link
linkend="envar-build-hook"><envar>NIX_BUILD_HOOK</envar>
variable</link>.</para>
<example id='ex-remote-systems'><title>Remote machine configuration:
<filename>remote-systems.conf</filename></title>
<programlisting>
nix@mcflurry.labs.cs.uu.nl powerpc-darwin /home/nix/.ssh/id_quarterpounder_auto 2
nix@scratchy.labs.cs.uu.nl i686-linux /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto 1
</programlisting>
</example>
<para>An example build hook can be found in the Nix build farm
sources: <ulink
url='https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/release/trunk/common/distributed/build-remote.pl'
/>. It should be suitable for most purposes, with maybe some minor
adjustments. It uses <command>ssh</command> and
<command>rsync</command> to copy the build inputs and outputs and
perform the remote build. You should define a list of available build
machines and set the environment variable
<envar>REMOTE_SYSTEMS</envar> to point to it. An example
configuration is shown in <xref linkend='ex-remote-systems' />. Each
line in the file specifies a machine, with the following bits of
information:
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>The name of the remote machine, with optionally the
user under which the remote build should be performed. This is
actually passed as an argument to <command>ssh</command>, so it can
be an alias defined in your
<filename>~/.ssh/config</filename>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Nix platform type identifier, such as
<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The SSH private key to be used to log in to the
remote machine. Since builds should be non-interactive, this key
should not have a passphrase!</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The maximum <quote>load</quote> of the remote
machine. This is just the maximum number of jobs that
<filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will execute in parallel on the
machine. Typically this should be equal to the number of
CPUs.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
You should also set up the environment variable
<envar>CURRENT_LOAD</envar> to point at a file that
<filename>build-remote.pl</filename> uses to remember how many jobs it
is currently executing remotely. It doesn't look at the actual load
on the remote machine, so if you have multiple instances of Nix
running, they should use the same <envar>CURRENT_LOAD</envar>
file<footnote><para>Although there are probably some race conditions
in the script right now.</para></footnote>. Maybe in the future
<filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will look at the actual remote
load. The load file should exist, so you should just create it as an
empty file initially.</para>
</section>
</chapter>

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<sect1 id="sec-conf-file"><title>Nix configuration file</title>
<para>A number of persistent settings of Nix are stored in the file
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/nix/nix.conf</filename>.
This file is a list of <literal><replaceable>name</replaceable> =
<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal> pairs, one per line.
Comments start with a <literal>#</literal> character. An example
configuration file is shown in <xref linkend="ex-nix-conf" />.</para>
<example id='ex-nix-conf'><title>Nix configuration file</title>
<programlisting>
gc-keep-outputs = true # Nice for developers
gc-keep-derivations = true # Idem
env-keep-derivations = false
</programlisting>
</example>
<para>The following variables are currently available:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="conf-gc-keep-outputs"><term><literal>gc-keep-outputs</literal></term>
<listitem><para>If <literal>true</literal>, the garbage collector
will keep the outputs of non-garbage derivations. If
<literal>false</literal> (default), outputs will be deleted unless
they are GC roots themselves (or reachable from other roots).</para>
<para>In general, outputs must be registered as roots separately.
However, even if the output of a derivation is registered as a
root, the collector will still delete store paths that are used
only at build time (e.g., the C compiler, or source tarballs
downloaded from the network). To prevent it from doing so, set
this option to <literal>true</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="conf-gc-keep-derivations"><term><literal>gc-keep-derivations</literal></term>
<listitem><para>If <literal>true</literal> (default), the garbage
collector will keep the derivations from which non-garbage store
paths were built. If <literal>false</literal>, they will be
deleted unless explicitly registered as a root (or reachable from
other roots).</para>
<para>Keeping derivation around is useful for querying and
traceability (e.g., it allows you to ask with what dependencies or
options a store path was built), so by default this option is on.
Turn it off to safe a bit of disk space (or a lot if
<literal>gc-keep-outputs</literal> is also turned on).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>env-keep-derivations</literal></term>
<listitem><para>If <literal>false</literal> (default), derivations
are not stored in Nix user environments. That is, the derivation
any build-time-only dependencies may be garbage-collected.</para>
<para>If <literal>true</literal>, when you add a Nix derivation to
a user environment, the path of the derivation is stored in the
user environment. Thus, the derivation will not be
garbage-collected until the user environment generation is deleted
(<command>nix-env --delete-generations</command>). To prevent
build-time-only dependencies from being collected, you should also
turn on <literal>gc-keep-outputs</literal>.</para>
<para>The difference between this option and
<literal>gc-keep-derivations</literal> is that this one is
“sticky”: it applies to any user environment created while this
option was enabled, while <literal>gc-keep-derivations</literal>
only applies at the moment the garbage collector is
run.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
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h1:not(:first-of-type) {
margin-top: 1.3em;
}
h2 {
margin-top: 1em;
}

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<sect1 id="sec-common-env"><title>Common environment variables</title>
<para>Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_ROOT</envar></term>
<listitem><para>If <envar>NIX_ROOT</envar> is set, the Nix command
will on startup perform a <function>chroot()</function> to the
specified directory. This is useful in certain bootstrapping
situations (e.g., when installing a Nix installation onto a hard
disk from CD-ROM).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE</envar></term>
<listitem>
<para>Normally, the Nix store directory (typically
<filename>/nix/store</filename>) is not allowed to contain any
symlink components. This is to prevent “impure” builds. Builders
sometimes “canonicalise” paths by resolving all symlink components.
Thus, builds on different machines (with
<filename>/nix/store</filename> resolving to different locations)
could yield different results. This is generally not a problem,
except when builds are deployed to machines where
<filename>/nix/store</filename> resolves differently. If you are
sure that youre not going to do that, you can set
<envar>NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE</envar> to <envar>1</envar>.</para>
<para>Note that if youre symlinking the Nix store so that you can
put it on another file system than the root file system, on Linux
youre better off using <literal>bind</literal> mount points, e.g.,
<screen>
$ mkdir /nix
$ mount -o bind /mnt/otherdisk/nix /nix</screen>
Consult the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> manual page for details.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_STORE_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix store (default
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/store</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_DATA_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix static data
directory (default
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/share</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_LOG_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix log directory
(default <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/log/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_STATE_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix state directory
(default <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_DB_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix database (default
<filename><replaceable>$NIX_STATE_DIR</replaceable>/db</filename>, i.e.,
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/db</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_CONF_DIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix configuration
directory (default
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_LOG_TYPE</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Equivalent to the <link
linkend="opt-log-type"><option>--log-type</option>
option</link>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><envar>TMPDIR</envar></term>
<listitem><para>Use the specified directory to store temporary
files. In particular, this includes temporary build directories;
these can take up substantial amounts of disk space. The default is
<filename>/tmp</filename>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="envar-build-hook"><term><envar>NIX_BUILD_HOOK</envar></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the location of the <emphasis>build hook</emphasis>,
which is a program (typically some script) that Nix will call
whenever it wants to build a derivation. This is used to implement
distributed builds (see <xref linkend="sec-distributed-builds"
/>). The protocol by which the calling Nix process and the build
hook communicate is as follows.</para>
<para>The build hook is called with the following command-line
arguments:
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>A boolean value <literal>0</literal> or
<literal>1</literal> specifying whether Nix can locally execute
more builds, as per the <link
linkend="opt-max-jobs"><option>--max-jobs</option> option</link>.
The purpose of this argument is to allow the hook to not have to
maintain bookkeeping for the local machine.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Nix platform identifier for the local machine
(e.g., <literal>i686-linux</literal>).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Nix platform identifier for the derivation,
i.e., its <link linkend="attr-system"><varname>system</varname>
attribute</link>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The store path of the derivation.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
<para>On the basis of this information, and whatever persistent
state the build hook keeps about other machines and their current
load, it has to decide what to do with the build. It should print
out on file descriptor 3 one of the following responses (terminated
by a newline, <literal>"\n"</literal>):
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><literal>decline</literal></term>
<listitem><para>The build hook is not willing or able to perform
the build; the calling Nix process should do the build itself,
if possible.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>postpone</literal></term>
<listitem><para>The build hook cannot perform the build now, but
can do so in the future (e.g., because all available build slots
on remote machines are in use). The calling Nix process should
postpone this build until at least one currently running build
has terminated.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>accept</literal></term>
<listitem><para>The build hook has accepted the
build.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>If the build hook accepts the build, it is possible that it is
no longer necessary to do the build because some other process has
performed the build in the meantime. To prevent races, the hook
must read from file descriptor 4 a single line that tells it whether
to continue:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><literal>cancel</literal></term>
<listitem><para>The build has already been done, so the hook
should exit.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>okay</literal></term>
<listitem><para>The hook should proceed with the build. At this
point, the calling Nix process has acquired locks on the output
path, so no other Nix process will perform the
build.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>If the hook has been told to proceed, Nix will store in the
hooks current directory a number of text files that contain
information about the derivation:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><filename>inputs</filename></term>
<listitem><para>The set of store paths that are inputs to the
build process (one per line). These have to be copied
<emphasis>to</emphasis> the remote machine (in addition to the
store derivation itself).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><filename>outputs</filename></term>
<listitem><para>The set of store paths that are outputs of the
derivation (one per line). These have to be copied
<emphasis>from</emphasis> the remote machine if the build
succeeds.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><filename>references</filename></term>
<listitem><para>The reference graph of the inputs, in the format
accepted by the command <command>nix-store
--register-validity</command>. It is necessary to run this
command on the remote machine after copying the inputs to inform
Nix on the remote machine that the inputs are valid
paths.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>The hook should copy the inputs to the remote machine,
register the validity of the inputs, perform the remote build, and
copy the outputs back to the local machine. An exit code other than
<literal>0</literal> indicates that the hook has failed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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with builtins;
with import ./utils.nix;
builtins:
concatStrings (map
(name:
let builtin = builtins.${name}; in
" - `builtins.${name}` " + concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") builtin.args)
+ " \n\n"
+ concatStrings (map (s: " ${s}\n") (splitLines builtin.doc)) + "\n\n"
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command:
with builtins;
with import ./utils.nix;
let
showCommand =
{ command, def, filename }:
"# Name\n\n"
+ "`${command}` - ${def.description}\n\n"
+ "# Synopsis\n\n"
+ showSynopsis { inherit command; args = def.args; }
+ (if def.commands or {} != {}
then
let
categories = sort (x: y: x.id < y.id) (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues def.commands)));
listCommands = cmds:
concatStrings (map (name:
"* [`${command} ${name}`](./${appendName filename name}.md) - ${cmds.${name}.description}\n")
(attrNames cmds));
in
"where *subcommand* is one of the following:\n\n"
# FIXME: group by category
+ (if length categories > 1
then
concatStrings (map
(cat:
"**${toString cat.description}:**\n\n"
+ listCommands (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) def.commands)
+ "\n"
) categories)
+ "\n"
else
listCommands def.commands
+ "\n")
else "")
+ (if def ? doc
then def.doc + "\n\n"
else "")
+ (let s = showOptions def.flags; in
if s != ""
then "# Options\n\n${s}"
else "")
;
appendName = filename: name: (if filename == "nix" then "nix3" else filename) + "-" + name;
showOptions = flags:
let
categories = sort builtins.lessThan (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues flags)));
in
concatStrings (map
(cat:
(if cat != ""
then "**${cat}:**\n\n"
else "")
+ concatStrings
(map (longName:
let
flag = flags.${longName};
in
" - `--${longName}`"
+ (if flag ? shortName then " / `-${flag.shortName}`" else "")
+ (if flag ? labels then " " + (concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") flag.labels)) else "")
+ " \n"
+ " " + flag.description + "\n\n"
) (attrNames (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) flags))))
categories);
showSynopsis =
{ command, args }:
"`${command}` [*option*...] ${concatStringsSep " "
(map (arg: "*${arg.label}*" + (if arg ? arity then "" else "...")) args)}\n\n";
processCommand = { command, def, filename }:
[ { name = filename + ".md"; value = showCommand { inherit command def filename; }; inherit command; } ]
++ concatMap
(name: processCommand {
filename = appendName filename name;
command = command + " " + name;
def = def.commands.${name};
})
(attrNames def.commands or {});
in
let
manpages = processCommand { filename = "nix"; command = "nix"; def = command; };
summary = concatStrings (map (manpage: " - [${manpage.command}](command-ref/new-cli/${manpage.name})\n") manpages);
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with builtins;
with import ./utils.nix;
options:
concatStrings (map
(name:
let option = options.${name}; in
" - `${name}` \n\n"
+ concatStrings (map (s: " ${s}\n") (splitLines option.description)) + "\n\n"
+ " **Default:** " + (
if option.value == "" || option.value == []
then "*empty*"
else if isBool option.value
then (if option.value then "`true`" else "`false`")
else
# n.b. a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but
# this shows the value type. The empty stringmap is "null" in
# JSON, but that converts to "{ }" here.
(if isAttrs option.value then "`\"\"`"
else "`" + toString option.value + "`")) + "\n\n"
+ (if option.aliases != []
then " **Deprecated alias:** " + (concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") option.aliases)) + "\n\n"
else "")
)
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<appendix><title>Glossary</title>
<glosslist>
<glossentry id="gloss-derivation"><glossterm>derivation</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A description of a build action. The result of a
derivation is a store object. Derivations are typically specified
in Nix expressions using the <link
linkend="ssec-derivation"><function>derivation</function>
primitive</link>. These are translated into low-level
<emphasis>store derivations</emphasis> (implicitly by
<command>nix-env</command> and <command>nix-build</command>, or
explicitly by <command>nix-instantiate</command>).</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>store</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>The location in the file system where store objects
live. Typically <filename>/nix/store</filename>.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>store path</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>The location in the file system of a store object,
i.e., an immediate child of the Nix store
directory.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>store object</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A file that is an immediate child of the Nix store
directory. These can be regular files, but also entire directory
trees. Store objects can be sources (objects copied from outside of
the store), derivation outputs (objects produced by running a build
action), or derivations (files describing a build
action).</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-substitute"><glossterm>substitute</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A substitute is a command invocation stored in the
Nix database that describes how to build a store object, bypassing
normal the build mechanism (i.e., derivations). Typically, the
substitute builds the store object by downloading a pre-built
version of the store object from some server.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>purity</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>The assumption that equal Nix derivations when run
always produce the same output. This cannot be guaranteed in
general (e.g., a builder can rely on external inputs such as the
network or the system time) but the Nix model assumes
it.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Nix expression</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A high-level description of software components and
compositions thereof. Deploying software using Nix entails writing
Nix expressions for your components. Nix expressions are translated
to derivations that are stored in the Nix store. These derivations
can then be built.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-reference"><glossterm>reference</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A store path <varname>P</varname> is said to have a
reference to a store path <varname>Q</varname> if the store object
at <varname>P</varname> contains the path <varname>Q</varname>
somewhere. This implies than an execution involving
<varname>P</varname> potentially needs <varname>Q</varname> to be
present. The <emphasis>references</emphasis> of a store path are
the set of store paths to which it has a reference.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-closure"><glossterm>closure</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>The closure of a store path is the set of store
paths that are directly or indirectly “reachable” from that store
path; that is, its the closure of the path under the <link
linkend="gloss-reference">references</link> relation. For instance,
if the store object at path <varname>P</varname> contains a
reference to path <varname>Q</varname>, then <varname>Q</varname> is
in the closure of <varname>P</varname>. For correct deployment it
is necessary to deploy whole closures, since otherwise at runtime
files could be missing. The command <command>nix-store
-qR</command> prints out closures of store paths.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-output-path"><glossterm>output path</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A store path produced by a derivation.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-deriver"><glossterm>deriver</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>The deriver of an <link
linkend="gloss-output-path">output path</link> is the store
derivation that built it.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-validity"><glossterm>validity</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A store path is considered
<emphasis>valid</emphasis> if it exists in the file system, is
listed in the Nix database as being valid, and if all paths in its
closure are also valid.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-user-env"><glossterm>user environment</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>An automatically generated store object that
consists of a set of symlinks to “active” applications, i.e., other
store paths. These are generated automatically by <link
linkend="sec-nix-env"><command>nix-env</command></link>. See <xref
linkend="sec-profiles" />.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="gloss-profile"><glossterm>profile</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>A symlink to the current <link
linkend="gloss-user-env">user environment</link> of a user, e.g.,
<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/default</filename>.</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
</glosslist>
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<chapter id='chap-installation'><title>Installation</title>
<sect1><title>Obtaining Nix</title>
<para>The easiest way to obtain Nix is to download a <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix'>source
distribution</ulink>. RPMs for Red Hat, SuSE, and Fedore Core are
also available.</para>
<para>Alternatively, the most recent sources of Nix can be obtained
from its <ulink
url='https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/nix/trunk'>Subversion
repository</ulink>. For example, the following command will check out
the latest revision into a directory called <filename>nix</filename>:</para>
<screen>
$ svn checkout https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/nix/trunk nix</screen>
<para>Likewise, specific releases can be obtained from the <ulink
url='https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/nix/tags'>tags
directory</ulink> of the repository. If you don't have Subversion,
you can also download an automatically generated <ulink
url='https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/'>compressed
tar-file</ulink> of the head revision of the trunk.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Prerequisites</title>
<para>The following prerequisites only apply when you build from
source. Binary releases (e.g., RPMs) have no prerequisites.</para>
<para>A fairly recent version of GCC/G++ is required. Version 2.95
and higher should work.</para>
<para>To build this manual and the man-pages you need the
<command>xmllint</command> and <command>xsltproc</command> programs,
which are part of the <literal>libxml2</literal> and
<literal>libxslt</literal> packages, respectively. You also need the
<ulink url='http://docbook.sourceforge.net/projects/xsl/'>DocBook XSL
stylesheets</ulink> and optionally the <ulink
url='http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbook-xml-4.2.zip'>
DocBook XML 4.2 DTD</ulink>. Note that these are only required if you
modify the manual sources or when you are building from the Subversion
repository.</para>
<para>To build the parser, very <emphasis>recent</emphasis> versions
of Bison and Flex are required. (This is because Nix needs GLR
support in Bison and reentrancy support in Flex.) For Bison, you need
version 1.875c or higher (1.875 does <emphasis>not</emphasis> work),
which can be obtained from the <ulink
url='ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bison'>GNU FTP server</ulink>. For
Flex, you need version 2.5.31, which is available on <ulink
url='http://lex.sourceforge.net/'>SourceForge</ulink>. Slightly older
versions may also work, but ancient versions like the ubiquitous
2.5.4a won't. Note that these are only required if you modify the
parser or when you are building from the Subversion repository.</para>
<para>Nix uses Sleepycat's Berkeley DB and CWI's ATerm library. These
are included in the Nix source distribution. If you build from the
Subversion repository, you must download them yourself and place them
in the <filename>externals/</filename> directory. See
<filename>externals/Makefile.am</filename> for the precise URLs of
these packages. Alternatively, if you already have them installed,
you can use <command>configure</command>'s <option>--with-bdb</option>
and <option>--with-aterm</option> options to point to their respective
locations. Note that Berkeley DB <emphasis>must</emphasis> be version
4.2; other versions may not have compatible database formats.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Building Nix from source</title>
<para>After unpacking or checking out the Nix sources, issue the
following commands:
</para>
<screen>
$ ./configure <replaceable>options...</replaceable>
$ make
$ make install</screen>
<para>When building from the Subversion repository, these should be
preceded by the command:
</para>
<screen>
$ autoreconf -i</screen>
<para>The installation path can be specified by passing the
<option>--prefix=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option> to
<command>configure</command>. The default installation directory is
<filename>/nix</filename>. You can change this to any location you
like. You must have write permission to the
<replaceable>prefix</replaceable> path.</para>
<warning><para>It is advisable <emphasis>not</emphasis> to change the
installation prefix from its default, since doing so will in all
likelihood make it impossible to use derivations built on other
systems.</para></warning>
<para>If you want to rebuilt the documentation, pass the full path to
the DocBook XML catalog file (<filename>docbook.cat</filename>) and to
the DocBook XSL stylesheets using the
<option>--with-docbook-catalog=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>
and
<option>--with-docbook-xsl=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>
options.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Installing from RPMs</title>
<para>RPM packages of Nix can be downloaded from <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix' />. These RPMs should
work for most fairly recent releases of SuSE and Red Hat Linux. They
have been known to work work on SuSE Linux 8.1 and 9.0, and Red Hat
9.0. In fact, it should work on any RPM-based Linux distribution
based on <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3 or later.</para>
<para>Once downloaded, the RPMs can be installed or upgraded using
<command>rpm -U</command>. For example,</para>
<screen>
$ rpm -U nix-0.5pre664-1.i386.rpm</screen>
<para>The RPMs install into the directory <filename>/nix</filename>.
Nix can be uninstalled using <command>rpm -e nix</command>. After
this it will be necessary to manually remove the Nix store and other
auxiliary data:</para>
<screen>
$ rm -rf /nix/store
$ rm -rf /nix/var</screen>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Permissions</title>
<para>All Nix operations must be performed under the user ID that owns
the Nix store and database
(<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/store</filename> and
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/db</filename>,
respectively). When installed from the RPM packages, these
directories are owned by <systemitem
class='username'>root</systemitem>.</para>
<sect2><title>Setuid installation</title>
<para>As a somewhat <emphasis>ad hoc</emphasis> hack, you can also
install the Nix binaries <quote>setuid</quote> so that a Nix store can
be shared among several users. To do this, configure Nix with the
<emphasis>--enable-setuid</emphasis> option. Nix will be installed as
owned by a user and group specified by the
<option>--with-nix-user=<parameter>user</parameter></option> and
<option>--with-nix-group=<parameter>group</parameter></option>
options. E.g.,
<screen>
$ ./configure --enable-setuid --with-nix-user=my_nix_user --with-nix-group=my_nix_group</screen>
The user and group default to <literal>nix</literal>. You should make
sure that both the user and the group exist. Any <quote>real</quote>
users that you want to allow access should be added to the Nix
group.</para>
<warning><para>A setuid installation should only by used if the users
in the Nix group are mutually trusted, since any user in that group
has the ability to change anything in the Nix store or database. For
instance, they could install a trojan horse in executables used by
other users.</para></warning>
<warning><para>On some platforms, the Nix binaries will be installed
as setuid <literal>root</literal>. They drop root privileges
immediately after startup and switch to the Nix user. The reason for
this is that both the real and effective user must be set to the Nix
user, and POSIX has no system call to do this. This is not the case
on systems that have the <function>setresuid()</function> system call
(such as Linux and FreeBSD), so on those systems the binaries are
simply owned by the Nix user.</para></warning>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1><title>Using Nix</title>
<para>To use Nix, some environment variables should be set. In
particular, <envar>PATH</envar> should contain the directories
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/bin</filename> and
<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename>. The first directory contains
the Nix tools themselves, while <filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> is
a symbolic link to the current <emphasis>user environment</emphasis>
(an automatically generated package consisting of symlinks to
installed packages). The simplest way to set the required environment
variables is to include the file
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>
in your <filename>~/.bashrc</filename> (or similar), like this:</para>
<screen>
source <replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</screen>
</sect1>
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<chapter><title>Introduction</title>
<!--
<epigraph><para><quote>The number of Nix installations in the world
has grown to 5, with more expected.</quote></para></epigraph>
-->
<para>Nix is a system for the deployment of software. Software
deployment is concerned with the creation, distribution, and
management of software components (<quote>packages</quote>). Its main
features are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>It helps you make sure that dependency specifications
are complete. In general in a deployment system you have to specify
for each component what its dependencies are, but there are no
guarantees that this specification is complete. If you forget a
dependency, then the component will build and work correctly on
<emphasis>your</emphasis> machine if you have the dependency
installed, but not on the end user's machine if it's not
there.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>It is possible to have <emphasis>multiple versions or
variants</emphasis> of a component installed at the same time. In
contrast, in systems such as RPM different versions of the same
package tend to install to the same location in the file system, so
installing one version will remove the other. This is especially
important if you want to use applications that have conflicting
requirements on different versions of a component (e.g., application A
requires version 1.0 of library X, while application B requires a
non-backwards compatible version 1.1).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Users can have different <quote>views</quote>
(<quote>profiles</quote> in Nix parlance) on the set of installed
applications in a system. For instance, one user can have version 1.0
of some package visible, while another is using version 1.1, and a
third doesn't use it at all.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>It is possible to atomically
<emphasis>upgrade</emphasis> software. I.e., there is no time window
during an upgrade in which part of the old version and part of the new
version are simultaneously visible (which might well cause the
component to fail).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Likewise, it is possible to atomically roll back after
an install, upgrade, or uninstall action. That is, in a fast (O(1))
operation the previous configuration of the system can be restored.
This is because upgrade or uninstall actions don't actually remove
components from the system.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Unused components can be
<emphasis>garbage-collected</emphasis> automatically and safely: when
you remove an application from a profile, its dependencies will be
deleted by the garbage collector only if there are no other active
applications using them.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix supports both source-based deployment models
(where you distribute <emphasis>Nix expressions</emphasis> that tell
Nix how to build software from source) and binary-based deployment
models. The latter is more-or-less transparent: installation of
components is always based on Nix expressions, but if the expressions
have been built before and Nix knows that the resulting binaries are
available somewhere, it will use those instead.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix is flexible in the deployment policies that it
supports. There is a clear separation between the tools that
implement basic Nix <emphasis>mechanisms</emphasis> (e.g., building
Nix expressions), and the tools that implement various deployment
<emphasis>policies</emphasis>. For instance, there is a concept of
<quote>Nix channels</quote> that can be used to keep software
installations up-to-date automatically from a network source. This is
a policy that is implemented by a fairly short Perl script, which can
be adapted easily to achieve similar policies.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix component builds aim to be <quote>pure</quote>;
that is, unaffected by anything other than the declared dependencies.
This means that if a component was built successfully once, it can be
rebuilt again on another machine and the result will be the same. We
cannot <emphasis>guarantee</emphasis> this (e.g., if the build depends
on the time-of-day), but Nix (and the tools in the Nix Packages
collection) takes special care to help achieve this.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix expressions (the things that tell Nix how to build
components) are self-contained: they describe not just components but
complete compositions. In other words, Nix expressions also describe
how to build all the dependencies. This is in contrast to component
specification languages like RPM spec files, which might say that a
component X depends on some other component Y, but since it does not
describe <emphasis>exactly</emphasis> what Y is, the result of
building or running X might be different on different machines.
Combined with purity, self-containedness ensures that a component that
<quote>works</quote> on one machine also works on another, when
deployed using Nix.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Nix expression language makes it easy to describe
variability in components (e.g., optional features or
dependencies).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix is ideal for building build farms that do
continuous builds of software from a version management system, since
it can take care of building all the dependencies as well. Also, Nix
only rebuilds components that have changed, so there are no
unnecessary builds. In addition, Nix can transparently distribute
build jobs over different machines, including different
platforms.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix can be used not only for software deployment, but
also for <emphasis>service deployment</emphasis>, such as the
deployment of a complete web server with all its configuration files,
static pages, software dependencies, and so on. Nix's advantages for
software deployment also apply here: for instance, the ability
trivially to have multiple configurations at the same time, or the
ability to do rollbacks.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nix can efficiently upgrade between different versions
of a component through <emphasis>binary patching</emphasis>. If
patches are available on a server, and you try to install a new
version of some component, Nix will automatically apply a patch (or
sequence of patches), if available, to transform the installed
component into the new version.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>This manual tells you how to install and use Nix and how to
write Nix expressions for software not already in the Nix Packages
collection. It also discusses some advanced topics, such as setting
up a Nix-based build farm, and doing service deployment using
Nix.</para>
<note><para>Some background information on Nix can be found in three
papers. The ICSE 2004 paper <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/immdsd-icse2004-final.pdf'><citetitle>Imposing
a Memory Management Discipline on Software
Deployment</citetitle></ulink> discusses the hashing mechanism used to
ensure reliable dependency identification and non-interference between
different versions and variants of packages. The LISA 2004 paper
<ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/nspfssd-lisa2004-final.pdf'><citetitle>Nix:
A Safe and Policy-Free System for Software
Deployment</citetitle></ulink> gives a more general discussion of Nix
from a system-administration perspective. The CBSE 2005 paper <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/eupfcdm-cbse2005-final.pdf'><citetitle>Efficient
Upgrading in a Purely Functional Component Deployment Model
</citetitle></ulink> is about transparent patch deployment in
Nix.</para></note>
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ifeq ($(doc_generate),yes)
MANUAL_SRCS := $(call rwildcard, $(d)/src, *.md)
# Generate man pages.
man-pages := $(foreach n, \
nix-env.1 nix-build.1 nix-shell.1 nix-store.1 nix-instantiate.1 \
nix-collect-garbage.1 \
nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1 \
nix-hash.1 nix-copy-closure.1 \
nix.conf.5 nix-daemon.8, \
$(d)/$(n))
clean-files += $(d)/*.1 $(d)/*.5 $(d)/*.8
# Provide a dummy environment for nix, so that it will not access files outside the macOS sandbox.
dummy-env = env -i \
HOME=/dummy \
NIX_CONF_DIR=/dummy \
NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/dummy/no-ca-bundle.crt \
NIX_STATE_DIR=/dummy
nix-eval = $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix eval --experimental-features nix-command -I nix/corepkgs=corepkgs --store dummy:// --impure --raw
$(d)/%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md
@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .1)" > $^.tmp
@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
@rm $^.tmp
$(d)/%.8: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md
@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .8)" > $^.tmp
@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
@rm $^.tmp
$(d)/nix.conf.5: $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md
@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .5)" > $^.tmp
@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
@rm $^.tmp
$(d)/src/SUMMARY.md: $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md.in $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli
$(trace-gen) cat doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in | while IFS= read line; do if [[ $$line = @manpages@ ]]; then cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli/SUMMARY.md; else echo "$$line"; fi; done > $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
$(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.nix $(bindir)/nix
@rm -rf $@
$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@ --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))'
$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
@cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md > $@.tmp
$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-options.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
$(d)/nix.json: $(bindir)/nix
$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix __dump-args > $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
$(d)/conf-file.json: $(bindir)/nix
$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
$(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.nix $(d)/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
@cat doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md > $@.tmp
$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
$(d)/builtins.json: $(bindir)/nix
$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) NIX_PATH=nix/corepkgs=corepkgs $(bindir)/nix __dump-builtins > $@.tmp
@mv $@.tmp $@
# Generate the HTML manual.
install: $(docdir)/manual/index.html
# Generate 'nix' manpages.
install: $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli
$(trace-gen) for i in doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli/*.md; do \
name=$$(basename $$i .md); \
if [[ $$name = SUMMARY ]]; then continue; fi; \
printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$name" > $$i.tmp; \
cat $$i >> $$i.tmp; \
lowdown -sT man $$i.tmp -o $(mandir)/man1/$$name.1; \
done
$(docdir)/manual/index.html: $(MANUAL_SRCS) $(d)/book.toml $(d)/custom.css $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md $(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md
$(trace-gen) RUST_LOG=warn mdbook build doc/manual -d $(docdir)/manual
@cp doc/manual/highlight.pack.js $(docdir)/manual/highlight.js
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE book
PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.3/docbook-xml-4.3.zip"
[
]>
<book>
<title>Nix User's Guide</title>
<subtitle>Draft (Version <xi:include
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
href="version.txt" parse="text" />)</subtitle>
<bookinfo>
<author>
<firstname>Eelco</firstname>
<surname>Dolstra</surname>
</author>
<copyright>
<year>2004</year>
<year>2005</year>
<holder>Eelco Dolstra</holder>
</copyright>
</bookinfo>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="introduction.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="quick-start.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="installation.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="package-management.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="writing-nix-expressions.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="build-farm.xml" />
<appendix>
<title>Command Reference</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="env-common.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="conf-file.xml" />
<sect1 id="sec-nix-env">
<title>nix-env</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-env.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-nix-build">
<title>nix-build</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-build.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-store</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-store.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-nix-instantiate">
<title>nix-instantiate</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-instantiate.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-collect-garbage</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-collect-garbage.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-nix-channel">
<title>nix-channel</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-channel.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-push</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-push.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-pull</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-pull.xml" />
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>nix-prefetch-url</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="nix-prefetch-url.xml" />
</sect1>
</appendix>
<!-- &nix-lang-ref; -->
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="troubleshooting.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="bugs.xml" />
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="glossary.xml" />
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-build</refname>
<refpurpose>build a Nix expression</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-build</command>
<arg><option>--add-drv-link</option></arg>
<arg><option>--no-link</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The <command>nix-build</command> command builds the derivations
described by the Nix expressions in <replaceable>paths</replaceable>.
If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to the result in the
current directory. The symlink is called <filename>result</filename>.
If there are multiple Nix expressions, or the Nix expressions evaluate
to multiple derivations, multiple sequentially numbered symlinks are
created (<filename>result</filename>, <filename>result-2</filename>,
and so on).</para>
<note><para><command>nix-build</command> is essentially a wrapper
around <link
linkend="sec-nix-instantiate"><command>nix-instantiate</command></link>
(to translate a high-level Nix expression to a low-level store
derivation) and <link
linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise"><command>nix-store
--realise</command></link> (to build the store
derivation).</para></note>
<warning><para>The result of the build is automatically registered as
a root of the Nix garbage collector. This root disappears
automatically when the <filename>result</filename> symlink is deleted
or renamed. So dont rename the symlink.</para></warning>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Options</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--add-drv-link</option></term>
<listitem><para>Add a symlink in the current directory to the
store derivation produced by <command>nix-instantiate</command>.
The symlink is called <filename>derivation</filename> (which is
numbered in the case of multiple derivations). The derivation is
a root of the garbage collector until the symlink is deleted or
renamed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--no-link</option></term>
<listitem><para>Do not create a symlink to the output path. Note
that as a result the output does not become a root of the garbage
collector, and so might be deleted by <command>nix-store
--gc</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-channel</refname>
<refpurpose>manage Nix channels</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-channel</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--list</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--update</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>A Nix channel is mechanism that allows you to automatically stay
up-to-date with a set of pre-built Nix expressions. A Nix channel is
just a URL that points to a place that contains a set of Nix
expressions, as well as a <command>nix-push</command> manifest. See
also <xref linkend="sec-channels" />.</para>
<para>This command has the following operations:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Adds <replaceable>url</replaceable> to the list of
subscribed channels.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Removes <replaceable>url</replaceable> from the
list of subscribed channels.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--list</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the URLs of all subscribed channels on
standard output.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--update</option></term>
<listitem><para>Downloads the Nix expressions of all subscribed
channels, makes the conjunction of these the default for
<command>nix-env</command> operations (by calling <command>nix-env
-I</command>), and performs a <command>nix-pull</command> on the
manifests of all channels to make pre-built binaries
available.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>Note that <option>--add</option> and <option>--remove</option>
do not automatically perform an update.</para>
<para>The list of subscribed channels is stored in
<filename>~/.nix-channels</filename>.</para>
<para>A channel consists of two elements: a bzipped Tar archive
containing the Nix expressions, and a manifest created by
<command>nix-push</command>. These must be stored under
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/nixexprs.tar.bz2</literal> and
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/MANIFEST</literal>,
respectively.</para>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-collect-garbage</refname>
<refpurpose>delete unreachable store paths</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-collect-garbage</command>
<group choice='opt'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-roots</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> is an
obsolete wrapper around <link
linkend="rsec-nix-store-gc"><command>nix-store
--gc</command></link>.</para>
</refsection>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-env</refname>
<refpurpose>manipulate or query Nix user environments</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xpointer(/nop/*)" />
<arg>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--file</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-f</option></arg>
</group>
<replaceable>path</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--profile</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-p</option></arg>
</group>
<replaceable>path</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg><option>--preserve-installed</option></arg>
<arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--system-filter</option></arg>
<replaceable>system</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg><option>--dry-run</option></arg>
<arg><option>--from-expression</option></arg>
<arg><option>-E</option></arg>
<arg><option>--from-profile</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>operation</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-env</command> is used to manipulate Nix
user environments. User environments are sets of software components
available to a user at some point in time. In other words, they are a
synthesised view of the programs available in the Nix store. There
may be many user environments: different users can have different
environments, and individual users can switch between different
environments.</para>
<para><command>nix-env</command> takes exactly one
<emphasis>operation</emphasis> flag which indicates the subcommand to
be performed. These are documented below.</para>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Common options</title>
<para>This section lists the options that are common to all
operations. These options are allowed for every subcommand, though
they may not always have an effect. See also <xref
linkend="sec-common-options" />.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--file</option></term>
<term><option>-f</option></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as
the <emphasis>active Nix expression</emphasis>) used by the
<option>--install</option>, <option>--upgrade</option>, and
<option>--query --available</option> operations to obtain
derivations. The default is
<filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--profile</option></term>
<term><option>-p</option></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the profile to be used by those
operations that operate on a profile (designated below as the
<emphasis>active profile</emphasis>). A profile is sequence of
user environments called <emphasis>generations</emphasis>, one of
which is the <emphasis>current generation</emphasis>. The default
profile is the target of the symbolic link
<filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> (see below).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
<listitem><para>For the <option>--install</option>,
<option>--upgrade</option>, <option>--uninstall</option>,
<option>--switch-generation</option> and
<option>--rollback</option> operations, this flag will cause
<command>nix-env</command> to print what
<emphasis>would</emphasis> be done if this flag had not been
specified, without actually doing it.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--preserve-installed</option></term>
<listitem><para>By default, when you install a derivation with the
<option>--install</option> operation, it will replace previously
installed versions with the same derivation name (regardless of
the version number). This option causes those previously
installed versions to be kept in the new generation of the
profile. Note that this will generally cause conflicts in the
creation of the user environment (since multiple versions of a
package typically contain the same programs).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--system-filter</option> <replaceable>system</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>By default, operations such as <option>--query
--available</option> only include derivations matching the current
platform. This option allows you to use derivations for the
specified platform <replaceable>system</replaceable>. The special
value <literal>*</literal> causes derivations for any platform to
be included.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Files</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename></term>
<listitem><para>The default Nix expression used by the
<option>--install</option>, <option>--upgrade</option>, and
<option>--query --available</option> operations to obtain
derivations. It is generally a symbolic link to some other
location set using the <option>--import</option> operation. The
<option>--file</option> option may be used to override this
default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><filename>~/.nix-profile</filename></term>
<listitem><para>A symbolic link to the user's current profile. By
default, this symlink points to
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/profiles/default</filename>.
The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable should include
<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename> for the user environment
to be visible to the user.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection id="rsec-nix-env-install"><title>Operation <option>--install</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--install</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-i</option></arg>
</group>
<group choice='opt'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--preserve-installed</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-P</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>args</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The install operation creates a new user environment, based on
the current generation of the active profile, to which a set of store
paths described by <replaceable>args</replaceable> is added. The
arguments <replaceable>args</replaceable> map to store paths in a
number of possible ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>By default, <replaceable>args</replaceable> is a set
of derivation names denoting derivations in the active Nix
expression. These are realised, and the resulting output paths are
installed. Currently installed derivations with a name equal to the
name of a derivation being added are removed unless the option
<option>--preserve-installed</option> is
specified.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If <option>--from-profile</option>
<replaceable>path</replaceable> is given,
<replaceable>args</replaceable> is a set of names denoting installed
store paths in the profile <replaceable>path</replaceable>. This is
an easy way to copy user environment elements from one profile to
another.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If <option>--from-expression</option> is given,
<replaceable>args</replaceable> are Nix <link
linkend="ss-functions">functions</link> that are called with the
active Nix expression as their single argument. The derivations
returned by those function calls are installed. This allows
derivations to be specified in a unambiguous way, which is necessary
if there are multiple derivations with the same
name.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If <replaceable>args</replaceable> are store
derivations, then these are <link
linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise">realised</link>, and the resulting
output paths are installed.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If <replaceable>args</replaceable> are store paths
that are not store derivations, then these are <link
linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise">realised</link> and
installed.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Flags</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--preserve-installed</option></term>
<term><option>-P</option></term>
<listitem><para>Do not remove derivations with a name matching one
of the derivations being installed. Usually, trying to have two
versions of the same package installed in the same generation of a
profile will lead to an error in building the generation, due to
file name clashes between the two versions. However, this is not
the case for all packages.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<para>To install a specific version of <command>gcc</command> from the
active Nix expression:
<screen>
$ nix-env --install gcc-3.3.2
installing `gcc-3.3.2'
uninstalling `gcc-3.1'</screen>
Note the the previously installed version is removed, since
<option>--preserve-installed</option> was not specified.</para>
<para>To install an arbitrary version:
<screen>
$ nix-env --install gcc
installing `gcc-3.3.2'</screen>
</para>
<para>To install all derivations in the Nix expression <filename>foo.nix</filename>:
<screen>
$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '*'</screen>
</para>
<para>To copy the store path with symbolic name <literal>gcc</literal>
from another profile:
<screen>
$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo -i gcc</screen>
</para>
<para>To install a specific store derivation (typically created by
<command>nix-instantiate</command>):
<screen>
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv</screen>
</para>
<para>To install a specific output path:
<screen>
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/x3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3</screen>
</para>
<para>To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line:
<screen>
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \
'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava'</screen>
I.e., this evaluates to <literal>(f: (f {system =
"i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)</literal>, thus
selecting the <literal>subversionWithJava</literal> attribute from the
attribute set returned by calling the function defined in
<filename>./foo.nix</filename>.</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--upgrade</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--upgrade</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-u</option></arg>
</group>
<group choice='opt'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--lt</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--leq</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--always</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>args</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The upgrade operation creates a new user environment, based on
the current generation of the active profile, in which all store paths
are replaced for which there are newer versions in the set of paths
described by <replaceable>args</replaceable>. Paths for which there
are no newer versions are left untouched; this is not an error. It is
also not an error if an element of <replaceable>args</replaceable>
matches no installed derivations.</para>
<para>For a description of how <replaceable>args</replaceable> is
mapped to a set of store paths, see <link
linkend="rsec-nix-env-install"><option>--install</option></link>. If
<replaceable>args</replaceable> describes multiple store paths with
the same symbolic name, only the one with the highest version is
installed.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Flags</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--lt</option></term>
<listitem><para>Only upgrade a derivation to newer versions. This
is the default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--leq</option></term>
<listitem><para>In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also
“upgrade” to derivations that have the same version. Version are
not a unique identification of a derivation, so there may be many
derivations that have the same version. This flag may be useful
to force “synchronisation” between the installed and available
derivations.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--always</option></term>
<listitem><para>In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also
“upgrade” to derivations that have the same or a lower version.
I.e., derivations may actually be downgraded depending on what is
available in the active Nix expression.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env --upgrade gcc
upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4'
$ nix-env -u gcc-3.3.2 --always <lineannotation>(switch to a specific version)</lineannotation>
upgrading `gcc-3.4' to `gcc-3.3.2'
$ nix-env --upgrade pan
<lineannotation>(no upgrades available, so nothing happens)</lineannotation>
$ nix-env -u '*' <lineannotation>(try to upgrade everything)</lineannotation>
upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3'
upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4'</screen>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Versions</title>
<para>The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation
<varname>y</varname> is an upgrade of a derivation
<varname>x</varname> by looking at their respective
<literal>name</literal> attributes. The names (e.g.,
<literal>gcc-3.3.1</literal> are split into two parts: the package
name (<literal>gcc</literal>), and the version
(<literal>3.3.1</literal>). The version part starts after the first
dash not following by a letter. <varname>x</varname> is considered an
upgrade of <varname>y</varname> if their package names match, and the
version of <varname>y</varname> is higher that that of
<varname>x</varname>.</para>
<para>The versions are compared by splitting them into contiguous
components of numbers and letters. E.g., <literal>3.3.1pre5</literal>
is split into <literal>[3, 3, 1, "pre", 5]</literal>. These lists are
then compared lexicographically (from left to right). Corresponding
components <varname>a</varname> and <varname>b</varname> are compared
as follows. If they are both numbers, integer comparison is used. If
<varname>a</varname> is an empty string and <varname>b</varname> is a
number, <varname>a</varname> is considered less than
<varname>b</varname>. The special string component
<literal>pre</literal> (for <emphasis>pre-release</emphasis>) is
considered to be less than other components. String components are
considered less than number components. Otherwise, they are compared
lexicographically (i.e., using case-sensitive string comparison).</para>
<para>This is illustrated by the following examples:
<screen>
1.0 &lt; 2.3
2.1 &lt; 2.3
2.3 = 2.3
2.5 > 2.3
3.1 > 2.3
2.3.1 > 2.3
2.3.1 > 2.3a
2.3pre1 &lt; 2.3
2.3pre3 &lt; 2.3pre12
2.3a &lt; 2.3c
2.3pre1 &lt; 2.3c
2.3pre1 &lt; 2.3q</screen>
</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--uninstall</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--uninstall</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-e</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>drvnames</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based on
the current generation of the active profile, from which the store
paths designated by the symbolic names
<replaceable>names</replaceable> are removed.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env --uninstall gcc
$ nix-env -e '*' <lineannotation>(remove everything)</lineannotation></screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--query</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--query</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-q</option></arg>
</group>
<group choice='opt'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--installed</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--available</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-a</option></arg>
</group>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--name</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--expr</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--status</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-s</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The query operation displays information about either the store
paths that are installed in the current generation of the active
profile (<option>--installed</option>), or the derivations that are
available for installation in the active Nix expression
(<option>--available</option>).</para>
<para>The derivations are sorted by their <literal>name</literal>
attributes.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Source selection</title>
<para>The following flags specify the set of things on which the query
operates.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--installed</option></term>
<listitem><para>The query operates on the store paths that are
installed in the current generation of the active profile. This
is the default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--available</option></term>
<term><option>-a</option></term>
<listitem><para>The query operates on the derivations that are
available in the active Nix expression.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Queries</title>
<para>The following flags specify what information to display about
the selected derivations. Multiple flags may be specified, in which
case the information is shown in the order given here. Note that the
name of the derivation is shown unless <option>--no-name</option> is
specified.</para>
<!-- TODO: fix the terminology here; i.e., derivations, store paths,
user environment elements, etc. -->
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--status</option></term>
<term><option>-s</option></term>
<listitem><para>Print the <emphasis>status</emphasis> of the
derivation. The status consists of three characters. The first
is <literal>I</literal> or <literal>-</literal>, indicating
whether the derivation is currently installed in the current
generation of the active profile. This is by definition the case
for <option>--installed</option>, but not for
<option>--available</option>. The second is <literal>P</literal>
or <literal>-</literal>, indicating whether the derivation is
present on the system. This indicates whether installation of an
available derivation will require the derivation to be built. The
third is <literal>S</literal> or <literal>-</literal>, indicating
whether a substitute is available for the
derivation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--no-name</option></term>
<listitem><para>Suppress printing of the <literal>name</literal>
attribute of each derivation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--system</option></term>
<listitem><para>Print the <literal>system</literal> attribute of
the derivation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--drv-path</option></term>
<listitem><para>Print the path of the store
derivation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--out-path</option></term>
<listitem><para>Print the output path of the
derivation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env -q <lineannotation>(show installed derivations)</lineannotation>
MozillaFirebird-0.7
bison-1.875c
docbook-xml-4.2
...
$ nix-env -qa <lineannotation>(show available derivations)</lineannotation>
GConf-2.4.0.1
MPlayer-1.0pre3
MozillaFirebird-0.7
ORBit2-2.8.3
...
$ nix-env -qas <lineannotation>(show status of available derivations)</lineannotation>
-P- GConf-2.4.0.1 <lineannotation>(not installed but present)</lineannotation>
--S MPlayer-1.0pre3 <lineannotation>(not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation)</lineannotation>
--S MozillaFirebird-0.7 <lineannotation>(i.e., this is not the installed Firebird, even though the version is the same!)</lineannotation>
IP- bison-1.875c <lineannotation>(installed and by definition present)</lineannotation>
...
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa <lineannotation>(show available derivations in the Nix expression <filename>foo.nix</filename>)</lineannotation>
foo-1.2.3</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--switch-profile</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--switch-profile</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-S</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='req'><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation makes <replaceable>path</replaceable> the current
profile for the user. That is, the symlink
<filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> is made to point to
<replaceable>path</replaceable>.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--list-generations</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--list-generations</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation print a list of all the currently existing
generations for the active profile. These may be switched to using
the <option>--switch-generation</option> operation. It also prints
the creation date of the generation, and indicates the current
generation.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env --list-generations
95 2004-02-06 11:48:24
96 2004-02-06 11:49:01
97 2004-02-06 16:22:45
98 2004-02-06 16:24:33 (current)</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--delete-generations</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--delete-generations</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>generations</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation deletes the specified generations of the current
profile. The generations can be a list of generation numbers, or the
special value <literal>old</literal> to delete all non-current
generations. Periodically deleting old generations is important to
make garbage collection effective.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env --delete-generations 3 4 8
$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--switch-generation</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--switch-generation</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-G</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='req'><replaceable>generation</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation makes generation number
<replaceable>generation</replaceable> the current generation of the
active profile. That is, if the
<filename><replaceable>profile</replaceable></filename> is the path to
the active profile, then the symlink
<filename><replaceable>profile</replaceable></filename> is made to
point to
<filename><replaceable>profile</replaceable>-<replaceable>generation</replaceable>-link</filename>,
which is in turn a symlink to the actual user environment in the Nix
store.</para>
<para>Switching will fail if the specified generation does not exist.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env -G 42
switching from generation 50 to 42</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--rollback</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--rollback</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation switches to the “previous” generation of the
active profile, that is, the highest numbered generation lower than
the current generation, if it exists. It is just a convenience
wrapper around <option>--list-generations</option> and
<option>--switch-generation</option>.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env --rollback
switching from generation 92 to 91
$ nix-env --rolback
error: no generation older than the current (91) exists</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--import</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-env</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--import</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-I</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='req'><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>This operation makes <replaceable>path</replaceable> the default
active Nix expression for the user. That is, the symlink
<filename>~/.nix-userenv</filename> is made to point to
<replaceable>path</replaceable>.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-env -I ~/nixpkgs-0.5/</screen>
</refsection>
</refsection>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-instantiate</refname>
<refpurpose>instantiate store derivations from Nix expressions</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-instantiate</command>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xpointer(/nop/*)" />
<arg><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--indirect</option></arg>
<group choice='opt'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--parse-only</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--eval-only</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>files</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-instantiate</command> generates <link
linkend="gloss-derivation">store derivations</link> from (high-level)
Nix expressions. It loads and evaluates the Nix expressions in each
of <replaceable>files</replaceable>. Each top-level expression should
evaluate to a derivation, a list of derivations, or a set of
derivations. The paths of the resulting store derivations are printed
on standard output.</para>
<para>Most users and developers dont need to use this command
(<command>nix-env</command> and <command>nix-build</command> perform
store derivation instantiation from Nix expressions automatically).
It is most commonly used for implementing new deployment
policies.</para>
<para>See also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" /> for a list of
common options.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Options</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
<term><option>--indirect</option></term>
<listitem><para>See the <link linkend="opt-add-root">corresponding
options</link> in <command>nix-store</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--parse-only</option></term>
<listitem><para>Just parse the input files, and print their
abstract syntax trees on standard output in ATerm
format.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--eval-only</option></term>
<listitem><para>Just parse and evaluate the input files, and print
the resulting values on standard output. No instantiation of
store derivations takes place.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-instantiate test.nix <lineannotation>(instantiate)</lineannotation>
/nix/store/cigxbmvy6dzix98dxxh9b6shg7ar5bvs-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26.drv
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate test.nix) <lineannotation>(build)</lineannotation>
<replaceable>...</replaceable>
/nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26 <lineannotation>(output path)</lineannotation>
$ ls -l /nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26
dr-xr-xr-x 2 eelco users 4096 1970-01-01 01:00 lib
...</screen>
</refsection>
</refentry>

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<appendix>
<title>Nix Language Reference</title>
<sect1>
<title>Grammar</title>
<productionset>
<title>Expressions</title>
<production id="nix.expr">
<lhs>Expr</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_function" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_function">
<lhs>ExprFunction</lhs>
<rhs>
'{' <nonterminal def="#nix.formals" /> '}' ':' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_function" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_assert" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_assert">
<lhs>ExprAssert</lhs>
<rhs>
'assert' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" /> ';' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_assert" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_if" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_if">
<lhs>ExprIf</lhs>
<rhs>
'if' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" /> 'then' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" />
'else' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_op">
<lhs>ExprOp</lhs>
<rhs>
'!' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '==' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '!=' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '&amp;&amp;' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '||' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '->' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '//' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '~' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_op" /> '?' <nonterminal def="#nix.id" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_app" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_app">
<lhs>ExprApp</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_app" /> '.' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_select" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_select" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_select">
<lhs>ExprSelect</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_select" /> <nonterminal def="#nix.id" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.expr_simple" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.expr_simple">
<lhs>ExprSimple</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.id" /> |
<nonterminal def="#nix.int" /> |
<nonterminal def="#nix.str" /> |
<nonterminal def="#nix.path" /> |
<nonterminal def="#nix.uri" />
<sbr />|
'true' | 'false' | 'null'
<sbr />|
'(' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" /> ')'
<sbr />|
'{' <nonterminal def="#nix.bind" />* '}'
<sbr />|
'let' '{' <nonterminal def="#nix.bind" />* '}'
<sbr />|
'rec' '{' <nonterminal def="#nix.bind" />* '}'
<sbr />|
'[' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr_select" />* ']'
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.bind">
<lhs>Bind</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.id" /> '=' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" /> ';'
<sbr />|
'inherit' ('(' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" /> ')')? <nonterminal def="#nix.id" />* ';'
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.formals">
<lhs>Formals</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.formal" /> ',' <nonterminal def="#nix.formals" />
| <nonterminal def="#nix.formal" />
</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.formal">
<lhs>Formal</lhs>
<rhs>
<nonterminal def="#nix.id" />
<sbr />|
<nonterminal def="#nix.id" /> '?' <nonterminal def="#nix.expr" />
</rhs>
</production>
</productionset>
<productionset>
<title>Terminals</title>
<production id="nix.id">
<lhs>Id</lhs>
<rhs>[a-zA-Z\_][a-zA-Z0-9\_\']*</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.int">
<lhs>Int</lhs>
<rhs>[0-9]+</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.str">
<lhs>Str</lhs>
<rhs>\"[^\n\"]*\"</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.path">
<lhs>Path</lhs>
<rhs>[a-zA-Z0-9\.\_\-\+]*(\/[a-zA-Z0-9\.\_\-\+]+)+</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.uri">
<lhs>Uri</lhs>
<rhs>[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\+\-\.]*\:[a-zA-Z0-9\%\/\?\:\@\&amp;\=\+\$\,\-\_\.\!\~\*\']+</rhs>
</production>
<production id="nix.ws">
<lhs>Whitespace</lhs>
<rhs>
[ \t\n]+
<sbr />|
\#[^\n]*
<sbr />|
\/\*(.|\n)*\*\/
</rhs>
</production>
</productionset>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Semantics</title>
<sect2>
<title>Built-in functions</title>
<para>
The Nix language provides the following built-in function
(<quote>primops</quote>):
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><function>import</function>
<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Evaluates the expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>,
which must yield a path value. The Nix expression
stored at this path in the file system is then read,
parsed, and evaluated. Returns the result of the
evaluation of the Nix expression just read.
</para>
<para>
Example: <literal>import ./foo.nix</literal> evaluates
the expression stored in <filename>foo.nix</filename>
(in the directory containing the expression in which the
<function>import</function> occurs).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><function>derivation</function>
<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Evaluates the expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>,
which must yield an attribute set. [...]
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><function>baseNameOf</function>
<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Evaluates the expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>,
which must yield a string value, and returns a string
representing its <emphasis>base name</emphasis>. This
is the substring following the last path separator
(<literal>/</literal>).
</para>
<para>
Example: <literal>baseNameOf "/foo/bar"</literal>
returns <literal>"bar"</literal>, and
<literal>baseNameOf "/foo/bar/"</literal> returns
<literal>""</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><function>toString</function>
<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Evaluates the expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>
and coerces it into a string, if possible. Only
strings, paths, and URIs can be so coerced.
</para>
<para>
Example: <literal>toString
http://www.cs.uu.nl/</literal> returns
<literal>"http://www.cs.uu.nl/"</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-prefetch-url</refname>
<refpurpose>copy a file from a URL into the store and print its MD5 hash</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-prefetch-url</command>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg><replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-prefetch-url</command> downloads the
file referenced by the URL <replaceable>url</replaceable>, prints its
cryptographic hash, and copies it into the Nix store. The file name
in the store is
<filename><replaceable>hash</replaceable>-<replaceable>baseName</replaceable></filename>,
where <replaceable>baseName</replaceable> is everything following the
final slash in <replaceable>url</replaceable>.</para>
<para>This command is just a convenience for Nix expression writers.
Often a Nix expression fetches some source distribution from the
network using the <literal>fetchurl</literal> expression contained in
Nixpkgs. However, <literal>fetchurl</literal> requires a
cryptographic hash. If you don't know the hash, you would have to
download the file first, and then <literal>fetchurl</literal> would
download it again when you build your Nix expression. Since
<literal>fetchurl</literal> uses the same name for the downloaded file
as <command>nix-prefetch-url</command>, the redundant download can be
avoided.</para>
<para>The environment variable <envar>NIX_HASH_ALGO</envar> specifies
which hash algorithm to use. It can be either <literal>md5</literal>,
<literal>sha1</literal>, or <literal>sha256</literal>. The default is
<literal>md5</literal>.</para>
<para>If <replaceable>hash</replaceable> is specified, then a download
is not performed if the Nix store already contains a file with the
same hash and base name. Otherwise, the file is downloaded, and an
error if signaled if the actual hash of the file does not match the
specified hash.</para>
<para>This command prints the hash on standard output. Additionally,
if the environment variable <envar>PRINT_PATH</envar> is set, the path
of the downloaded file in the Nix store is also printed.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-prefetch-url ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/gnu/make/make-3.80.tar.bz2
0bbd1df101bc0294d440471e50feca71
$ PRINT_PATH=1 nix-prefetch-url ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/gnu/make/make-3.80.tar.bz2
0bbd1df101bc0294d440471e50feca71
/nix/store/wvyz8ifdn7wyz1p3pqyn0ra45ka2l492-make-3.80.tar.bz2</screen>
</refsection>
</refentry>

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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-pull</refname>
<refpurpose>pull substitutes from a network cache</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-pull</command>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
The command <command>nix-pull</command> obtains a list of
pre-built store paths from the URL
<replaceable>url</replaceable>, and for each of these store
paths, registers a substitute derivation that downloads and
unpacks it into the Nix store. This is used to speed up
installations: if you attempt to install something that has
already been built and stored into the network cache, Nix can
transparently re-use the pre-built store paths.
</para>
<para>
The file at <replaceable>url</replaceable> must be compatible
with the files created by <replaceable>nix-push</replaceable>.
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection>
<title>Examples</title>
<screen>
$ nix-pull http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/nixpkgs-0.5pre753/MANIFEST</screen>
</refsection>
</refentry>

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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-push</refname>
<refpurpose>push store paths onto a network cache</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-push</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifestPutURL</replaceable></arg>
</arg>
<arg choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--copy</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>archivesDir</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>manifestFile</replaceable></arg>
</arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-push</command> builds a set of store
paths (if necessary), and then packages and uploads all store paths in
the resulting closures to a server. A network cache thus populated
can subsequently be used to speed up software deployment on other
machines using the <command>nix-pull</command> command.</para>
<para><command>nix-push</command> performs the following actions.
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Each path in <replaceable>paths</replaceable> is
realised (using <link
linkend='rsec-nix-store-realise'><literal>nix-store
--realise</literal></link>).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>All paths in the closure of the store expressions
stored in <replaceable>paths</replaceable> are determined (using
<literal>nix-store --query --requisites
--include-outputs</literal>). It should be noted that since the
<option>--include-outputs</option> flag is used, you get a combined
source/binary distribution.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>All store paths determined in the previous step are
packaged and compressed into a <command>bzip</command>ped NAR
archive (extension <filename>.nar.bz2</filename>).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>A <emphasis>manifest</emphasis> is created that
contains information on the store paths, their eventual URLs in the
cache, and cryptographic hashes of the contents of the NAR
archives.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Each store path is uploaded to the remote directory
specified by <replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>. HTTP PUT
requests are used to do this. However, before a file
<varname>x</varname> is uploaded to
<literal><replaceable>archivesPutURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>,
<command>nix-push</command> first determines whether this upload is
unnecessary by issuing a HTTP HEAD request on
<literal><replaceable>archivesGetURL</replaceable>/<varname>x</varname></literal>.
This allows a cache to be shared between many partially overlapping
<command>nix-push</command> invocations. (We use two URLs because
the upload URL typically refers to a CGI script, while the download
URL just refers to a file system directory on the server.)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The manifest is uploaded using an HTTP PUT request
to <replaceable>manifestPutURL</replaceable>. The corresponding
URL to download the manifest can then be used by
<command>nix-pull</command>.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
<para>TODO: <option>--copy</option></para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<para>To upload files there typically is some CGI script on the server
side. This script should be be protected with a password. The
following example uploads the store paths resulting from building the
Nix expressions in <filename>foo.nix</filename>, passing appropriate
authentication information:
<screen>
$ nix-push \
http://foo@bar:server.domain/cgi-bin/upload.pl/cache \
http://server.domain/cache \
http://foo@bar:server.domain/cgi-bin/upload.pl/MANIFEST \
$(nix-instantiate foo.nix)</screen>
This will push both sources and binaries (and any build-time
dependencies used in the build, such as compilers).</para>
<para>If we just want to push binaries, not sources and build-time
dependencies, we can do:
<screen>
$ nix-push <replaceable>urls</replaceable> $(nix-instantiate $(nix-store -r foo.nix))</screen>
</para>
</refsection>
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<refentry>
<refnamediv>
<refname>nix-store</refname>
<refpurpose>manipulate or query the Nix store</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xpointer(/nop/*)" />
<arg><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--indirect</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>operation</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The command <command>nix-store</command> performs primitive
operations on the Nix store. You generally do not need to run this
command manually.</para>
<para><command>nix-store</command> takes exactly one
<emphasis>operation</emphasis> flag which indicates the subcommand to
be performed. These are documented below.</para>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Common options</title>
<para>This section lists the options that are common to all
operations. These options are allowed for every subcommand, though
they may not always have an effect. See also <xref
linkend="sec-common-options" /> for a list of common options.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="opt-add-root"><term><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Causes the result of a realisation
(<option>--realise</option> and <option>--force-realise</option>)
to be registered as a root of the garbage collector (see <xref
linkend="ssec-gc-roots" />). The root is stored in
<replaceable>path</replaceable>, which must be inside a directory
that is scanned for roots by the garbage collector (i.e.,
typically in a subdirectory of
<filename>/nix/var/nix/gcroots/</filename>)
<emphasis>unless</emphasis> the <option>--indirect</option> flag
is used.</para>
<para>If there are multiple results, then multiple symlinks will
be created by sequentially numbering symlinks beyond the first one
(e.g., <filename>foo</filename>, <filename>foo-2</filename>,
<filename>foo-3</filename>, and so on).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--indirect</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>In conjunction with <option>--add-root</option>, this option
allows roots to be stored <emphasis>outside</emphasis> of the GC
roots directory. This is useful for commands such as
<command>nix-build</command> that place a symlink to the build
result in the current directory; such a build result should not be
garbage-collected unless the symlink is removed.</para>
<para>The <option>--indirect</option> flag causes a uniquely named
symlink to <replaceable>path</replaceable> to be stored in
<filename>/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/</filename>. For instance,
<screen>
$ nix-store --add-root /home/eelco/bla/result --indirect -r <replaceable>...</replaceable>
$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 dn54lcypm8f8... -> /home/eelco/bla/result
$ ls -l /home/eelco/bla/result
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 /home/eelco/bla/result -> /nix/store/1r11343n6qd4...-f-spot-0.0.10</screen>
Thus, when <filename>/home/eelco/bla/result</filename> is removed,
the GC root in the <filename>auto</filename> directory becomes a
dangling symlink and will be ignored by the collector.</para>
<warning><para>Note that it is not possible to move or rename
indirect GC roots, since the symlink in the
<filename>auto</filename> directory will still point to the old
location.</para></warning>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection id='rsec-nix-store-realise'><title>Operation
<option>--realise</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--realise</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-r</option></arg>
</group>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The operation <option>--realise</option> essentially “builds”
the specified store paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>If the store path is a
<emphasis>derivation</emphasis>, realisation ensures that the output
paths of the derivation are <link
linkend="gloss-validity">valid</link> (i.e., the output path and its
closure exist in the file system). This can be done in several
ways. First, it is possible that the outputs are already valid, in
which case we are done immediately. Otherwise, there may be <link
linkend="gloss-substitute">substitutes</link> that produce the
outputs (e.g., by downloading them). Finally, the outputs can be
produced by performing the build action described by the
derivation.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If the store path is not a derivation, realisation
ensures that the specified path is valid (i.e., it and its closure
exist in the file system). If the path is already valid, we are
done immediately. Otherwise, the path and any missing paths in its
closure may be produced through substitutes. If there are no
(succesful) subsitutes, realisation fails.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>The output path of each derivation is printed on standard
output. (For non-derivations argument, the argument itself is
printed.)</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<para>This operation is typically used to build store derivations
produced by <link
linkend="sec-nix-instantiate"><command>nix-instantiate</command></link>:
<screen>
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix)
/nix/store/31axcgrlbfsxzmfff1gyj1bf62hvkby2-aterm-2.3.1</screen>
This is essentially what <link
linkend="sec-nix-build"><command>nix-build</command></link> does.</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection id='rsec-nix-store-gc'><title>Operation <option>--gc</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--gc</option></arg>
<group>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-roots</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>Without additional flags, the operation <option>--gc</option>
performs a garbage collection on the Nix store. That is, all paths in
the Nix store not reachable via file system references from a set of
“roots”, are deleted.</para>
<para>The following suboperations may be specified:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--print-roots</option></term>
<listitem><para>This operation prints on standard output the set
of roots used by the garbage collector. What constitutes a root
is described in <xref linkend="ssec-gc-roots"
/>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--print-live</option></term>
<listitem><para>This operation prints on standard output the set
of “live” store paths, which are all the store paths reachable
from the roots. Live paths should never be deleted, since that
would break consistency — it would become possible that
applications are installed that reference things that are no
longer present in the store.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--print-dead</option></term>
<listitem><para>This operation prints out on standard output the
set of “dead” store paths, which is just the opposite of the set
of live paths: any path in the store that is not live (with
respect to the roots) is dead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--delete</option></term>
<listitem><para>This operation performs an actual garbage
collection. All dead paths are removed from the
store. This is the default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The behaviour of the collector is influenced by the <link
linkend="conf-gc-keep-outputs"><literal>gc-keep-outputs</literal></link>
and <link
linkend="conf-gc-keep-derivations"><literal>gc-keep-derivations</literal></link>
variables in the Nix configuration file.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<para>To delete all unreachable paths, just do:
<screen>
$ nix-store --gc</screen>
</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
<!--######################################################################-->
<refsection><title>Operation <option>--query</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--query</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-q</option></arg>
</group>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--outputs</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--requisites</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-R</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--references</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--referers</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--referers-closure</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--deriver</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--deriver</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--graph</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--tree</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--binding</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--hash</option></arg>
</group>
<arg><option>--use-output</option></arg>
<arg><option>-u</option></arg>
<arg><option>--force-realise</option></arg>
<arg><option>-f</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The operation <option>--query</option> displays various bits of
information about the store paths . The queries are described below. At
most one query can be specified. The default query is
<option>--outputs</option>.</para>
<para>The paths <replaceable>paths</replaceable> may also be symlinks
from outside of the Nix store, to the Nix store. In that case, the
query is applied to the target of the symlink.</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Common query options</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--use-output</option></term>
<term><option>-u</option></term>
<listitem><para>For each argument to the query that is a store
derivation, apply the query to the output path of the derivation
instead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--force-realise</option></term>
<term><option>-f</option></term>
<listitem><para>Realise each argument to the query first (see
<link linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise"><command>nix-store
--realise</command></link>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection id='nixref-queries'><title>Queries</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--outputs</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints out the <link
linkend="gloss-output-path">output paths</link> of the store
derivations <replaceable>paths</replaceable>. These are the paths
that will be produced when the derivation is
built.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--requisites</option></term>
<term><option>-R</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints out the <link
linkend="gloss-closure">closure</link> of the store path
<replaceable>paths</replaceable>.</para>
<para>This query has one option:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--include-outputs</option></term>
<listitem><para>Also include the output path of store
derivations, and their closures.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>This query can be used to implement various kinds of
deployment. A <emphasis>source deployment</emphasis> is obtained
by distributing the closure of a store derivation. A
<emphasis>binary deployment</emphasis> is obtained by distributing
the closure of an output path. A <emphasis>cache
deployment</emphasis> (combined source/binary deployment,
including binaries of build-time-only dependencies) is obtained by
distributing the closure of a store derivation and specifying the
option <option>--include-outputs</option>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--references</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the set of <link
linkend="gloss-reference">references</link> of the store paths
<replaceable>paths</replaceable>, that is, their immediate
dependencies. (For <emphasis>all</emphasis> dependencies, use
<option>--requisites</option>.)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--referers</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the set of <emphasis>referers</emphasis> of
the store paths <replaceable>paths</replaceable>, that is, the
store paths currently existing in the Nix store that refer to one
of <replaceable>paths</replaceable>. Note that contrary to the
references, the set of referers is not constant; it can change as
store paths are added or removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--referers-closure</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the closure of the set of store paths
<replaceable>paths</replaceable> under the referers relation; that
is, all store paths that directly or indirectly refer to one of
<replaceable>paths</replaceable>. These are all the path currently
in the Nix store that are dependent on
<replaceable>paths</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--deriver</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the <link
linkend="gloss-deriver">deriver</link> of the store paths
<replaceable>paths</replaceable>. If the path has no deriver
(e.g., if it is a source file), or if the deriver is not known
(e.g., in the case of a binary-only deployment), the string
<literal>unknown-deriver</literal> is printed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--graph</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the references graph of the store paths
<replaceable>paths</replaceable> in the format of the
<command>dot</command> tool of AT&amp;T's <ulink
url="http://www.graphviz.org/">Graphviz package</ulink>. This can
be used to visualise dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time
dependency graph, apply this to a store derivation. To obtain a
runtime dependency graph, apply it to an output
path.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--tree</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the references graph of the store paths
<replaceable>paths</replaceable> as a nested ASCII tree.
References are ordered by descending closure size; this tends to
flatten the tree, making it more readable. The query only
recurses into a store path when it is first encountered; this
prevents a blowup of the tree representation of the
graph.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--binding</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the value of the attribute
<replaceable>name</replaceable> (i.e., environment variable) of
the store derivations <replaceable>paths</replaceable>. It is an
error for a derivation to not have the specified
attribute.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--hash</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints the SHA-256 hash of the contents of the
store path <replaceable>paths</replaceable>. Since the hash is
stored in the Nix database, this is a fast
operation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Examples</title>
<para>Print the closure (runtime dependencies) of the
<command>svn</command> program in the current user environment:
<screen>
$ nix-store -qR $(which svn)
/nix/store/4mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/8lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4
<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
</para>
<para>Print the build-time dependencies of <command>svn</command>:
<screen>
$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
/nix/store/02iizgn86m42q905rddvg4ja975bk2i4-grep-2.5.1.tar.bz2.drv
/nix/store/07a2bzxmzwz5hp58nf03pahrv2ygwgs3-gcc-wrapper.sh
/nix/store/0ma7c9wsbaxahwwl04gbw3fcd806ski4-glibc-2.3.4.drv
<replaceable>... lots of other paths ...</replaceable></screen>
The difference with the previous example is that we ask the closure of
the derivation (<option>-qd</option>), not the closure of the output
path that contains <command>svn</command>.</para>
<para>Show the build-time dependencies as a tree:
<screen>
$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
/nix/store/7i5082kfb6yjbqdbiwdhhza0am2xvh6c-subversion-1.1.4.drv
+---/nix/store/d8afh10z72n8l1cr5w42366abiblgn54-builder.sh
+---/nix/store/fmzxmpjx2lh849ph0l36snfj9zdibw67-bash-3.0.drv
| +---/nix/store/570hmhmx3v57605cqg9yfvvyh0nnb8k8-bash
| +---/nix/store/p3srsbd8dx44v2pg6nbnszab5mcwx03v-builder.sh
<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
</para>
<para>Show all paths that depend on the same OpenSSL library as
<command>svn</command>:
<screen>
$ nix-store -q --referers $(nix-store -q --binding openssl $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)))
/nix/store/23ny9l9wixx21632y2wi4p585qhva1q8-sylpheed-1.0.0
/nix/store/4mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3
/nix/store/l51240xqsgg8a7yrbqdx1rfzyv6l26fx-lynx-2.8.5</screen>
</para>
<para>Show all paths that directly or indirectly depend on the Glibc
(C library) used by <command>svn</command>:
<screen>
$ nix-store -q --referers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}')
/nix/store/034a6h4vpz9kds5r6kzb9lhh81mscw43-libgnomeprintui-2.8.2
/nix/store/05l3yi0d45prm7a82pcrknxdh6nzmxza-gawk-3.1.4
<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
Note that <command>ldd</command> is a command that prints out the
dynamic libraries used by an ELF executable.</para>
<para>Make a picture of the runtime dependency graph of the current
user environment:
<screen>
$ nix-store -q --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps
$ gv graph.ps</screen>
</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
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<refsection id="rsec-nix-store-reg-val"><title>Operation <option>-XXX-register-validity</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-XXX-register-validity</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>TODO</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
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<refsection><title>Operation <option>-XXX-substitute</option></title>
<refsection><title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-XXX-substitute</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'
rep='repeat'><replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> <replaceable>subpath</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The operation <option>-XXX-substitute</option> registers that the
store path <replaceable>srcpath</replaceable> can be built by
realising the derivation expression in
<replaceable>subpath</replaceable>. This is used to implement binary
deployment.</para>
</refsection>
</refsection>
-->
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<refsection><title>Operation <option>--verify</option></title>
<refsection>
<title>Synopsis</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>nix-store</command>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--verify</option></arg>
<arg><option>--check-contents</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsection>
<refsection><title>Description</title>
<para>The operation <option>--verify</option> verifies the internal
consistency of the Nix database, and the consistency between the Nix
database and the Nix store. Any inconsistencies encountered are
automatically repaired. Inconsistencies are generally the result of
the Nix store or database being modified by non-Nix tools, or of bugs
in Nix itself.</para>
<para>There is one option:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--check-contents</option></term>
<listitem><para>Checks that the contents of every valid store path
has not been altered by computing a SHA-256 hash of the contents
and comparing it with the hash stored in the Nix database at build
time. Paths that have been modified are printed out. For large
stores, <option>--check-contents</option> is obviously quite
slow.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsection>
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<arg><option>--help</option></arg>
<arg><option>--version</option></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><option>--verbose</option></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><option>-v</option></arg>
<arg><option>--no-build-output</option></arg>
<arg><option>-Q</option></arg>
<arg>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>-j</option></arg>
</group>
<replaceable>number</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg><option>--keep-going</option></arg>
<arg><option>-k</option></arg>
<arg><option>--keep-failed</option></arg>
<arg><option>-K</option></arg>
<arg><option>--fallback</option></arg>
<arg><option>--readonly-mode</option></arg>
<arg><option>--log-type</option> <replaceable>type</replaceable></arg>
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<sect1 id="sec-common-options"><title>Common options</title>
<para>Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--help</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints out a summary of the command syntax and
exits.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--version</option></term>
<listitem><para>Prints out the Nix version number on standard output
and exits.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--verbose</option></term>
<term><option>-v</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages
printed on standard error. For each Nix operation, the information
printed on standard output is well-defined; any diagnostic
information is printed on standard error, never on standard
output.</para>
<para>This option may be specified repeatedly. Currently, the
following verbosity levels exist:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>0</term>
<listitem><para>“Errors only”: only print messages
explaining why the Nix invocation failed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>1</term>
<listitem><para>“Informational”: print
<emphasis>useful</emphasis> messages about what Nix is doing.
This is the default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>2</term>
<listitem><para>“Talkative”: print more informational
messages.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>3</term>
<listitem><para>“Chatty”: print even more
informational messages.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>4</term>
<listitem><para>“Debug”: print debug
information.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>5</term>
<listitem><para>“Vomit”: print vast amounts of debug
information.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--no-build-output</option></term>
<term><option>-Q</option></term>
<listitem><para>By default, output written by builders to standard
output and standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard
error. This option suppresses this behaviour. Note that the
builder's standard output and error are always written to a log file
in
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/log/nix</filename>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option></term>
<term><option>-j</option></term>
<listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
perform in parallel to the specified number. The default is 1. A
higher value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-going</option></term>
<term><option>-k</option></term>
<listitem><para>Keep going in case of failed builds, to the
greatest extent possible. That is, if building an input of some
derivation fails, Nix will still build the other inputs, but not the
derivation itself. Without this option, Nix stops if any build
fails (except for builds of substitutes), possibly killing builds in
progress (in case of parallel or distributed builds).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-failed</option></term>
<term><option>-K</option></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies that in case of a build failure, the
temporary directory (usually in <filename>/tmp</filename>) in which
the build takes place should not be deleted. The path of the build
directory is printed as an informational message.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--fallback</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Whenever Nix attempts to build a derivation for which
substitutes are known for each output path, but realising the output
paths through the substitutes fails, fall back on building the
derivation.</para>
<para>The most common scenario in which this is useful is when we
have registered substitutes in order to perform binary distribution
from, say, a network repository. If the repository is down, the
realisation of the derivation will fail. When this option is
specified, Nix will build the derivation instead. Thus,
installation from binaries falls back on nstallation from source.
This option is not the default since it is generally not desirable
for a transient failure in obtaining the substitutes to lead to a
full build from source (with the related consumption of
resources).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--readonly-mode</option></term>
<listitem><para>When this option is used, no attempt is made to open
the Nix database. Most Nix operations do need database access, so
those operations will fail.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="opt-log-type"><term><option>--log-type</option>
<replaceable>type</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>This option determines how the output written to standard
error is formatted. Nixs diagnostic messages are typically
<emphasis>nested</emphasis>. For instance, when tracing Nix
expression evaluation (<command>nix-env -vvvvv</command>, messages
from subexpressions are nested inside their parent expressions. Nix
builder output is also often nested. For instance, the Nix Packages
generic builder nests the various build tasks (unpack, configure,
compile, etc.), and the GNU Make in <literal>stdenv-linux</literal>
has been patched to provide nesting for recursive Make
invocations.</para>
<para><replaceable>type</replaceable> can be one of the
following:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><literal>pretty</literal></term>
<listitem><para>Pretty-print the output, indicating different
nesting levels using spaces. This is the
default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>escapes</literal></term>
<listitem><para>Indicate nesting using escape codes that can be
interpreted by the <command>log2xml</command> tool in the Nix
source distribution. The resulting XML file can be fed into the
<command>log2html.xsl</command> stylesheet to create an HTML
file that can be browsed interactively, using Javascript to
expand and collapse parts of the output.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>flat</literal></term>
<listitem><para>Remove all nesting.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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<chapter id='chap-package-management'><title>Package Management</title>
<para>This chapter discusses how to do package management with Nix,
i.e., how to obtain, install, upgrade, and erase components. This is
the “users” perspective of the Nix system — people
who want to <emphasis>create</emphasis> components should consult
<xref linkend='chap-writing-nix-expressions' />.</para>
<sect1><title>Basic package management</title>
<para>The main command for package management is <link
linkend="sec-nix-env"><command>nix-env</command></link>. You can use
it to install, upgrade, and erase components, and to query what
components are installed or are available for installation.</para>
<para>In Nix, different users can have different “views”
on the set of installed applications. That is, there might be lots of
applications present on the system (possibly in many different
versions), but users can have a specific selection of those active —
where “active” just means that it appears in a directory
in the users <envar>PATH</envar>. Such a view on the set of
installed applications is called a <emphasis>user
environment</emphasis>, which is just a directory tree consisting of
symlinks to the files of the active applications. </para>
<para>Components are installed from a set of <emphasis>Nix
expressions</emphasis> that tell Nix how to build those components,
including, if necessary, their dependencies. There is a collection of
Nix expressions called the Nix Package collection that contains
components ranging from basic development stuff such as GCC and Glibc,
to end-user applications like Mozilla Firefox. (Nix is however not
tied to the Nix Package collection; you could write your own Nix
expressions based on it, or completely new ones.) You can download
the latest version from <ulink
url='http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix' />.</para>
<para>Assuming that you have downloaded and unpacked a release of Nix
Packages, you can view the set of available components in the release:
<screen>
$ nix-env -qaf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>
ant-blackdown-1.4.2
aterm-2.2
bash-3.0
binutils-2.15
bison-1.875d
blackdown-1.4.2
bzip2-1.0.2
...</screen>
where <literal>nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable></literal> is
where youve unpacked the release.</para>
<para>It is also possible to see the <emphasis>status</emphasis> of
available components, i.e., whether they are installed into the user
environment and/or present in the system:
<screen>
$ nix-env -qasf nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable>
...
-PS bash-3.0
--S binutils-2.15
IPS bison-1.875d
...</screen>
The first character (<literal>I</literal>) indicates whether the
component is installed in your current user environment. The second
(<literal>P</literal>) indicates whether it is present on your system
(in which case installing it into your user environment would be a
very quick operation). The last one (<literal>S</literal>) indicates
whether there is a so-called <emphasis>substitute</emphasis> for the
component, which is Nixs mechanism for doing binary deployment. It
just means that Nix know that it can fetch a pre-built component from
somewhere (typically a network server) instead of building it
locally.</para>
<para>So now that we have a set of Nix expressions we can build the
components contained in them. This is done using <literal>nix-env
-i</literal>. For instance,
<screen>
$ nix-env -f nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> -i subversion</screen>
will install the component called <literal>subversion</literal> (which
is, of course, the <ulink
url='http://subversion.tigris.org/'>Subversion version management
system</ulink>).</para>
<para>When you do this for the first time, Nix will start building
Subversion and all its dependencies. This will take quite a while —
typically an hour or two on modern machines. Fortunately, there is a
faster way (so do a Ctrl-C on that install operation!): you just need
to tell Nix that pre-built binaries of all those components are
available somewhere. This is done using the
<command>nix-pull</command> command, which must be supplied with a URL
containing a <emphasis>manifest</emphasis> describing what binaries
are available. This URL should correspond to the Nix Packages release
that youre using. For instance, if you obtained a release from
<ulink
url='http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/nixpkgs-0.6pre1554/' />,
then you should do:
<screen>
$ nix-pull http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/nixpkgs-0.6pre1554/MANIFEST</screen>
If you then issue the installation command, it should start
downloading binaries from <systemitem
class='fqdomainname'>catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl</systemitem>, instead of
building them from source. This might still take a while since all
dependencies must be downloaded, but on a reasonably fast connection
such as an DSL line its on the order of a few minutes.</para>
<para>Naturally, packages can also be uninstalled:
<screen>
$ nix-env -e subversion</screen>
</para>
<para>Upgrading to a new version is just as easy. If you have a new
release of Nix Packages, you can do:
<screen>
$ nix-env -f nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> -u subversion</screen>
This will <emphasis>only</emphasis> upgrade Subversion if there is a
“newer” version in the new set of Nix expressions, as
defined by some pretty arbitrary rules regarding ordering of version
numbers (which generally do what youd expect of them). To just
unconditionally replace Subversion with whatever version is in the Nix
expressions, use <parameter>-i</parameter> instead of
<parameter>-u</parameter>; <parameter>-i</parameter> will remove
whatever version is already installed.</para>
<para>You can also upgrade all components for which there are newer
versions:
<screen>
$ nix-env -f nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable> -u '*'</screen>
</para>
<para>Sometimes its useful to be able to ask what
<command>nix-env</command> would do, without actually doing it. For
instance, to find out what packages would be upgraded by
<literal>nix-env -u '*'</literal>, you can do
<screen>
$ nix-env ... -u '*' --dry-run
(dry run; not doing anything)
upgrading `libxslt-1.1.0' to `libxslt-1.1.10'
upgrading `graphviz-1.10' to `graphviz-1.12'
upgrading `coreutils-5.0' to `coreutils-5.2.1'</screen>
</para>
<para>If you grow bored of specifying the Nix expressions using
<parameter>-f</parameter> all the time, you can set a default
location:
<screen>
$ nix-env -I nixpkgs-<replaceable>version</replaceable></screen>
After this you can just say, for instance, <literal>nix-env -u
'*'</literal>.<footnote><para>Setting a default using
<parameter>-I</parameter> currently clashes with using Nix channels,
since <literal>nix-channel --update</literal> calls <literal>nix-env
-I</literal> to set the default to the Nix expressions it downloaded
from the channel, replacing whatever default you had
set.</para></footnote></para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-profiles"><title>Profiles</title>
<para>Profiles and user environments are Nixs mechanism for
implementing the ability to allow differens users to have different
configurations, and to do atomic upgrades and rollbacks. To
understand how they work, its useful to know a bit about how Nix
works. In Nix, components are stored in unique locations in the
<emphasis>Nix store</emphasis> (typically,
<filename>/nix/store</filename>). For instance, a particular version
of the Subversion component might be stored in a directory
<filename>/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3/</filename>,
while another version might be stored in
<filename>/nix/store/5mq2jcn36ldlmh93yj1n8s9c95pj7c5s-subversion-1.1.2</filename>.
The long strings prefixed to the directory names are cryptographic
hashes<footnote><para>160-bit truncations of SHA-256 hashes encoded in
a base-32 notation, to be precise.</para></footnote> of
<emphasis>all</emphasis> inputs involved in building the component —
sources, dependencies, compiler flags, and so on. So if two
components differ in any way, they end up in different locations in
the file system, so they dont interfere with each other. <xref
linkend='fig-user-environments' /> shows a part of a typical Nix
store.</para>
<figure id='fig-user-environments'><title>User environments</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
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<para>Of course, you wouldnt want to type
<screen>
$ /nix/store/dpmvp969yhdq...-subversion-1.1.3/bin/svn</screen>
every time you want to run Subversion. Of course we could set up the
<envar>PATH</envar> environment variable to include the
<filename>bin</filename> directory of every component we want to use,
but this is not very convenient since changing <envar>PATH</envar>
doesnt take effect for already existing processes. The solution Nix
uses is to create directory trees of symlinks to
<emphasis>activated</emphasis> components. These are called
<emphasis>user environments</emphasis> and they are components
themselves (though automatically generated by
<command>nix-env</command>), so they too reside in the Nix store. For
instance, in <xref linkend='fig-user-environments' /> the user
environment <filename>/nix/store/5mq2jcn36ldl...-user-env</filename>
contains a symlink to just Subversion 1.1.2 (arrows in the figure
indicate symlinks). This would be what we would obtain if we had done
<screen>
$ nix-env -i subversion</screen>
on a set of Nix expressions that contained Subversion 1.1.2.</para>
<para>This doesnt in itself solve the problem, of course; you
wouldnt want to type
<filename>/nix/store/0c1p5z4kda11...-user-env/bin/svn</filename>
either. Thats why there are symlinks outside of the store that point
to the user environments in the store; for instance, the symlinks
<filename>default-42-link</filename> and
<filename>default-43-link</filename> in the example. These are called
<emphasis>generations</emphasis> since every time you perform a
<command>nix-env</command> operation, a new user environment is
generated based on the current one. For instance, generation 43 was
created from generation 42 when we did
<screen>
$ nix-env -i subversion mozilla</screen>
on a set of Nix expressions that contained Mozilla and a new version
of Subversion.</para>
<para>Generations are grouped together into
<emphasis>profiles</emphasis> so that different users dont interfere
with each other if they dont want to. For example:
<screen>
$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/profiles/
...
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eelco ... default-42-link -> /nix/store/0c1p5z4kda11...-user-env
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eelco ... default-43-link -> /nix/store/3aw2pdyx2jfc...-user-env
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eelco ... default -> default-43-link</screen>
This shows a profile called <filename>default</filename>. The file
<filename>default</filename> itself is actually a symlink that points
to the current generation. When we do a <command>nix-env</command>
operation, a new user environment and generation link are created
based on the current one, and finally the <filename>default</filename>
symlink is made to point at the new generation. This last step is
atomic on Unix, which explains how we can do atomic upgrades. (Note
that the building/installing of new components doesnt interfere in
any way with old components, since they are stored in different
locations in the Nix store.)</para>
<para>If you find that you want to undo a <command>nix-env</command>
operation, you can just do
<screen>
$ nix-env --rollback</screen>
which will just make the current generation link point at the previous
link. E.g., <filename>default</filename> would be made to point at
<filename>default-42-link</filename>. You can also switch to a
specific generation:
<screen>
$ nix-env --switch-generation 43</screen>
which in this example would roll forward to generation 43 again. You
can also see all available generations:
<screen>
$ nix-env --list-generations</screen></para>
<para>Actually, there is another level of indirection not shown in the
figure above. You generally wouldnt have
<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/<replaceable>some-profile</replaceable>/bin</filename>
in your <envar>PATH</envar>. Rather, there is a symlink
<filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> that points to your current
profile. This means that you should put
<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename> in your <envar>PATH</envar>
(and indeed, thats what the initialisation script
<filename>/nix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> does). This makes it
easier to switch to a different profile. You can do that using the
command <command>nix-env --switch-profile</command>:
<screen>
$ nix-env --switch-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/my-profile
$ nix-env --switch-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/default</screen>
These commands switch to the <filename>my-profile</filename> and
default profile, respectively. If the profile doesnt exist, it will
be created automatically. You should be careful about storing a
profile in another location than the <filename>profiles</filename>
directory, since otherwise it might not be used as a root of the
garbage collector (see section <xref linkend='sec-garbage-collection'
/>).</para>
<para>All <command>nix-env</command> operations work on the profile
pointed to by <command>~/.nix-profile</command>, but you can override
this using the <option>--profile</option> option (abbreviation
<option>-p</option>):
<screen>
$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/other-profile -i subversion</screen>
This will <emphasis>not</emphasis> change the
<command>~/.nix-profile</command> symlink.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id='sec-garbage-collection'><title>Garbage collection</title>
<para><command>nix-env</command> operations such as upgrades
(<option>-u</option>) and uninstall (<option>-e</option>) never
actually delete components from the system. All they do (as shown
above) is to create a new user environment that no longer contains
symlinks to the “deleted” components.</para>
<para>Of course, since disk space is not infinite, unused components
should be removed at some point. You can do this by running the Nix
garbage collector. It will remove from the Nix store any component
not used (directly or indirectly) by any generation of any
profile.</para>
<para>Note however that as long as old generations reference a
component, it will not be deleted. After all, we wouldnt be able to
do a rollback otherwise. So in order for garbage collection to be
effective, you should also delete (some) old generations. Of course,
this should only be done if you are certain that you will not need to
roll back.</para>
<para>To delete all old (non-current) generations of your current
profile:
<screen>
$ nix-env --delete-generations old</screen>
Instead of <literal>old</literal> you can also specify a list of
generations, e.g.,
<screen>
$ nix-env --delete-generations 10 11 14</screen>
</para>
<para>After removing appropriate old generations you can run the
garbage collector as follows:
<screen>
$ nix-store --gc</screen>
If you are feeling uncertain, you can also first view what files would
be deleted:
<screen>
$ nix-store --gc --print-dead</screen>
Likewise, the option <option>--print-live</option> will show the paths
that <emphasis>wont</emphasis> be deleted.</para>
<sect2 id="ssec-gc-roots"><title>Garbage collector roots</title>
<para>The roots of the garbage collector are all store paths to which
there are symlinks in the directory
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename>.
For instance, the following command makes the path
<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> a root of the collector:
<screen>
$ ln -s /nix/store/d718ef...-foo /nix/var/nix/gcroots/bar</screen>
That is, after this command, the garbage collector will not remove
<filename>/nix/store/d718ef...-foo</filename> or any of its
dependencies.</para>
<para>Subdirectories of
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/nix/gcroots</filename>
are also searched for symlinks. Symlinks to non-store paths are
followed and searched for roots, but symlinks to non-store paths
<emphasis>inside</emphasis> the paths reached in that way are not
followed to prevent infinite recursion.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="sec-channels"><title>Channels</title>
<para>If you want to stay up to date with a set of packages, its not
very convenient to manually download the latest set of Nix expressions
for those packages, use <command>nix-pull</command> to register
pre-built binaries (if available), and upgrade using
<command>nix-env</command>. Fortunately, theres a better way:
<emphasis>Nix channels</emphasis>.</para>
<para>A Nix channel is just a URL that points to a place that contains
a set of Nix expressions and a manifest. Using the command <link
linkend="sec-nix-channel"><command>nix-channel</command></link> you
can automatically stay up to date with whatever is available at that
URL.</para>
<para>You can “subscribe” to a channel using
<command>nix-channel --add</command>, e.g.,
<screen>
$ nix-channel --add http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen>
subscribes you to a channel that always contains that latest version
of the Nix Packages collection. (Instead of
<literal>nixpkgs-unstable</literal> you could also subscribe to
<literal>nixpkgs-stable</literal>, which should have a higher level of
stability, but right now is just outdated.) Subscribing really just
means that the URL is added to the file
<filename>~/.nix-channels</filename>. Right now there is no command
to “unsubscribe”; you should just edit that file manually
and delete the offending URL.</para>
<para>To obtain the latest Nix expressions available in a channel, do
<screen>
$ nix-channel --update</screen>
This downloads the Nix expressions in every channel (downloaded from
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/nixexprs.tar.bz2</literal>)
and registers any available pre-built binaries in every channel
(by <command>nix-pull</command>ing
<literal><replaceable>url</replaceable>/MANIFEST</literal>). It also
makes the union of each channels Nix expressions the default for
<command>nix-env</command> operations. Consequently, you can then say
<screen>
$ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
to upgrade all components in your profile to the latest versions
available in the subscribed channels.</para>
</sect1>
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<chapter><title>Quick Start</title>
<para>This chapter is for impatient people who don't like reading
documentation. For more in-depth information you are kindly referred
to the following chapters.</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Download a source tarball or RPM from <ulink
url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix'/>. Build source
distributions using the regular sequence:
<screen>
$ tar xvfj nix-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.tar.bz2
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen>
This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>. You shouldn't
change the prefix if at all possible since that will make it
impossible to use our pre-built components. Alternatively, you could
grab an RPM if you're on an RPM-based system. You should also add
<filename>/nix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> to your
<filename>~/.bashrc</filename> (or some other login
file).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Subscribe to the Nix Packages channel.
<screen>
$ nix-channel --add http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels/nixpkgs-unstable</screen>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download the latest Nix expressions available in the channel.
<screen>
$ nix-channel --update</screen>
Note that this in itself doesn't download any components, it just
downloads the Nix expressions that build them and stores them
somewhere (under <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>, in case you're
curious). Also, it registers the fact that pre-built binaries are
available remotely.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>See what installable components are currently
available in the channel:
<screen>
$ nix-env -qa
docbook-xml-4.2
firefox-1.0pre-PR-0.10.1
hello-2.1.1
libxslt-1.1.0
<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Install some components from the channel:
<screen>
$ nix-env -i hello firefox <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen>
This should download the pre-built components; it should not build
them locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Test that they work:
<screen>
$ which hello
/home/eelco/.nix-profile/bin/hello
$ hello
Hello, world!
$ firefox
<lineannotation>(read Slashdot or something)</lineannotation></screen>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Uninstall a package:
<screen>
$ nix-env -e hello</screen>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>To keep up-to-date with the channel, do:
<screen>
$ nix-channel --update
$ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
The latter command will upgrade each installed component for which
there is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
numbers).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded component turned
out not to work properly), you can go back:
<screen>
$ nix-env --rollback</screen>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You should periodically run the Nix garbage collector
to get rid of unused packages, since uninstalls or upgrades don't
actually delete them:
<screen>
$ nix-env --delete-generations old
$ nix-store --gc</screen>
The first command deletes old “generations” of your profile (making
rollbacks impossible, but also making the components in those old
generations available for garbage collection), while the second
command actually deletes them.</para></listitem>
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# Table of Contents
- [Introduction](introduction.md)
- [Quick Start](quick-start.md)
- [Installation](installation/installation.md)
- [Supported Platforms](installation/supported-platforms.md)
- [Installing a Binary Distribution](installation/installing-binary.md)
- [Installing Nix from Source](installation/installing-source.md)
- [Prerequisites](installation/prerequisites-source.md)
- [Obtaining a Source Distribution](installation/obtaining-source.md)
- [Building Nix from Source](installation/building-source.md)
- [Security](installation/nix-security.md)
- [Single-User Mode](installation/single-user.md)
- [Multi-User Mode](installation/multi-user.md)
- [Environment Variables](installation/env-variables.md)
- [Upgrading Nix](installation/upgrading.md)
- [Package Management](package-management/package-management.md)
- [Basic Package Management](package-management/basic-package-mgmt.md)
- [Profiles](package-management/profiles.md)
- [Garbage Collection](package-management/garbage-collection.md)
- [Garbage Collector Roots](package-management/garbage-collector-roots.md)
- [Channels](package-management/channels.md)
- [Sharing Packages Between Machines](package-management/sharing-packages.md)
- [Serving a Nix store via HTTP](package-management/binary-cache-substituter.md)
- [Copying Closures via SSH](package-management/copy-closure.md)
- [Serving a Nix store via SSH](package-management/ssh-substituter.md)
- [Serving a Nix store via S3](package-management/s3-substituter.md)
- [Writing Nix Expressions](expressions/writing-nix-expressions.md)
- [A Simple Nix Expression](expressions/simple-expression.md)
- [Expression Syntax](expressions/expression-syntax.md)
- [Build Script](expressions/build-script.md)
- [Arguments and Variables](expressions/arguments-variables.md)
- [Building and Testing](expressions/simple-building-testing.md)
- [Generic Builder Syntax](expressions/generic-builder.md)
- [Writing Nix Expressions](expressions/expression-language.md)
- [Values](expressions/language-values.md)
- [Language Constructs](expressions/language-constructs.md)
- [Operators](expressions/language-operators.md)
- [Derivations](expressions/derivations.md)
- [Advanced Attributes](expressions/advanced-attributes.md)
- [Built-in Constants](expressions/builtin-constants.md)
- [Built-in Functions](expressions/builtins.md)
- [Advanced Topics](advanced-topics/advanced-topics.md)
- [Remote Builds](advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md)
- [Tuning Cores and Jobs](advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.md)
- [Verifying Build Reproducibility](advanced-topics/diff-hook.md)
- [Using the `post-build-hook`](advanced-topics/post-build-hook.md)
- [Command Reference](command-ref/command-ref.md)
- [Common Options](command-ref/opt-common.md)
- [Common Environment Variables](command-ref/env-common.md)
- [Main Commands](command-ref/main-commands.md)
- [nix-env](command-ref/nix-env.md)
- [nix-build](command-ref/nix-build.md)
- [nix-shell](command-ref/nix-shell.md)
- [nix-store](command-ref/nix-store.md)
- [Utilities](command-ref/utilities.md)
- [nix-channel](command-ref/nix-channel.md)
- [nix-collect-garbage](command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md)
- [nix-copy-closure](command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md)
- [nix-daemon](command-ref/nix-daemon.md)
- [nix-hash](command-ref/nix-hash.md)
- [nix-instantiate](command-ref/nix-instantiate.md)
- [nix-prefetch-url](command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md)
- [Experimental Commands](command-ref/experimental-commands.md)
@manpages@
- [Files](command-ref/files.md)
- [nix.conf](command-ref/conf-file.md)
- [Glossary](glossary.md)
- [Contributing](contributing/contributing.md)
- [Hacking](contributing/hacking.md)
- [CLI guideline](contributing/cli-guideline.md)
- [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md)
- [Release 2.3 (2019-09-04)](release-notes/rl-2.3.md)
- [Release 2.2 (2019-01-11)](release-notes/rl-2.2.md)
- [Release 2.1 (2018-09-02)](release-notes/rl-2.1.md)
- [Release 2.0 (2018-02-22)](release-notes/rl-2.0.md)
- [Release 1.11.10 (2017-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.11.10.md)
- [Release 1.11 (2016-01-19)](release-notes/rl-1.11.md)
- [Release 1.10 (2015-09-03)](release-notes/rl-1.10.md)
- [Release 1.9 (2015-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.9.md)
- [Release 1.8 (2014-12-14)](release-notes/rl-1.8.md)
- [Release 1.7 (2014-04-11)](release-notes/rl-1.7.md)
- [Release 1.6.1 (2013-10-28)](release-notes/rl-1.6.1.md)
- [Release 1.6 (2013-09-10)](release-notes/rl-1.6.md)
- [Release 1.5.2 (2013-05-13)](release-notes/rl-1.5.2.md)
- [Release 1.5 (2013-02-27)](release-notes/rl-1.5.md)
- [Release 1.4 (2013-02-26)](release-notes/rl-1.4.md)
- [Release 1.3 (2013-01-04)](release-notes/rl-1.3.md)
- [Release 1.2 (2012-12-06)](release-notes/rl-1.2.md)
- [Release 1.1 (2012-07-18)](release-notes/rl-1.1.md)
- [Release 1.0 (2012-05-11)](release-notes/rl-1.0.md)
- [Release 0.16 (2010-08-17)](release-notes/rl-0.16.md)
- [Release 0.15 (2010-03-17)](release-notes/rl-0.15.md)
- [Release 0.14 (2010-02-04)](release-notes/rl-0.14.md)
- [Release 0.13 (2009-11-05)](release-notes/rl-0.13.md)
- [Release 0.12 (2008-11-20)](release-notes/rl-0.12.md)
- [Release 0.11 (2007-12-31)](release-notes/rl-0.11.md)
- [Release 0.10.1 (2006-10-11)](release-notes/rl-0.10.1.md)
- [Release 0.10 (2006-10-06)](release-notes/rl-0.10.md)
- [Release 0.9.2 (2005-09-21)](release-notes/rl-0.9.2.md)
- [Release 0.9.1 (2005-09-20)](release-notes/rl-0.9.1.md)
- [Release 0.9 (2005-09-16)](release-notes/rl-0.9.md)
- [Release 0.8.1 (2005-04-13)](release-notes/rl-0.8.1.md)
- [Release 0.8 (2005-04-11)](release-notes/rl-0.8.md)
- [Release 0.7 (2005-01-12)](release-notes/rl-0.7.md)
- [Release 0.6 (2004-11-14)](release-notes/rl-0.6.md)
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# Tuning Cores and Jobs
Nix has two relevant settings with regards to how your CPU cores will
be utilized: `cores` and `max-jobs`. This chapter will talk about what
they are, how they interact, and their configuration trade-offs.
- `max-jobs`
Dictates how many separate derivations will be built at the same
time. If you set this to zero, the local machine will do no
builds. Nix will still substitute from binary caches, and build
remotely if remote builders are configured.
- `cores`
Suggests how many cores each derivation should use. Similar to
`make -j`.
The `cores` setting determines the value of
`NIX_BUILD_CORES`. `NIX_BUILD_CORES` is equal to `cores`, unless
`cores` equals `0`, in which case `NIX_BUILD_CORES` will be the total
number of cores in the system.
The maximum number of consumed cores is a simple multiplication,
`max-jobs` \* `NIX_BUILD_CORES`.
The balance on how to set these two independent variables depends upon
each builder's workload and hardware. Here are a few example scenarios
on a machine with 24 cores:
| `max-jobs` | `cores` | `NIX_BUILD_CORES` | Maximum Processes | Result |
| --------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | One derivation will be built at a time, each one can use 24 cores. Undersold if a job cant use 24 cores. |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Four derivations will be built at once, each given access to six cores. |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 12 derivations will be built at once, each given access to six cores. This configuration is over-sold. If all 12 derivations being built simultaneously try to use all six cores, the machine's performance will be degraded due to extensive context switching between the 12 builds. |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 derivations can build at the same time, each using a single core. Never oversold, but derivations which require many cores will be very slow to compile. |
| 24 | 0 | 24 | 576 | 24 derivations can build at the same time, each using all the available cores of the machine. Very likely to be oversold, and very likely to suffer context switches. |
It is up to the derivations' build script to respect host's requested
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# Verifying Build Reproducibility
You can use Nix's `diff-hook` setting to compare build results. Note
that this hook is only executed if the results differ; it is not used
for determining if the results are the same.
For purposes of demonstration, we'll use the following Nix file,
`deterministic.nix` for testing:
```nix
let
inherit (import <nixpkgs> {}) runCommand;
in {
stable = runCommand "stable" {} ''
touch $out
'';
unstable = runCommand "unstable" {} ''
echo $RANDOM > $out
'';
}
```
Additionally, `nix.conf` contains:
diff-hook = /etc/nix/my-diff-hook
run-diff-hook = true
where `/etc/nix/my-diff-hook` is an executable file containing:
```bash
#!/bin/sh
exec >&2
echo "For derivation $3:"
/run/current-system/sw/bin/diff -r "$1" "$2"
```
The diff hook is executed by the same user and group who ran the build.
However, the diff hook does not have write access to the store path just
built.
# Spot-Checking Build Determinism
Verify a path which already exists in the Nix store by passing `--check`
to the build command.
If the build passes and is deterministic, Nix will exit with a status
code of 0:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv
building '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable --check
checking outputs of '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
```
If the build is not deterministic, Nix will exit with a status code of
1:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv
building '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check
checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may
not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable' differs
```
In the Nix daemon's log, we will now see:
```
For derivation /nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv:
1c1
< 8108
---
> 30204
```
Using `--check` with `--keep-failed` will cause Nix to keep the second
build's output in a special, `.check` path:
```console
$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check --keep-failed
checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
note: keeping build directory '/tmp/nix-build-unstable.drv-0'
error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may
not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable' differs
from '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable.check'
```
In particular, notice the
`/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable.check` output. Nix
has copied the build results to that directory where you can examine it.
> **Note**
>
> Check paths are not protected against garbage collection, and this
> path will be deleted on the next garbage collection.
>
> The path is guaranteed to be alive for the duration of
> the `diff-hook`'s execution, but may be deleted any time after.
>
> If the comparison is performed as part of automated tooling, please
> use the diff-hook or author your tooling to handle the case where the
> build was not deterministic and also a check path does not exist.
`--check` is only usable if the derivation has been built on the system
already. If the derivation has not been built Nix will fail with the
error:
error: some outputs of '/nix/store/hzi1h60z2qf0nb85iwnpvrai3j2w7rr6-unstable.drv'
are not valid, so checking is not possible
Run the build without `--check`, and then try with `--check` again.
# Automatic and Optionally Enforced Determinism Verification
Automatically verify every build at build time by executing the build
multiple times.
Setting `repeat` and `enforce-determinism` in your `nix.conf` permits
the automated verification of every build Nix performs.
The following configuration will run each build three times, and will
require the build to be deterministic:
enforce-determinism = true
repeat = 2
Setting `enforce-determinism` to false as in the following
configuration will run the build multiple times, execute the build
hook, but will allow the build to succeed even if it does not build
reproducibly:
enforce-determinism = false
repeat = 1
An example output of this configuration:
```console
$ nix-build ./test.nix -A unstable
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv
building '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' (round 1/2)...
building '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' (round 2/2)...
output '/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable' of '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' differs from '/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable.check' from previous round
/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable
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# Remote Builds
Nix supports remote builds, where a local Nix installation can forward
Nix builds to other machines. This allows multiple builds to be
performed in parallel and allows Nix to perform multi-platform builds in
a semi-transparent way. For instance, if you perform a build for a
`x86_64-darwin` on an `i686-linux` machine, Nix can automatically
forward the build to a `x86_64-darwin` machine, if available.
To forward a build to a remote machine, its required that the remote
machine is accessible via SSH and that it has Nix installed. You can
test whether connecting to the remote Nix instance works, e.g.
```console
$ nix ping-store --store ssh://mac
```
will try to connect to the machine named `mac`. It is possible to
specify an SSH identity file as part of the remote store URI, e.g.
```console
$ nix ping-store --store ssh://mac?ssh-key=/home/alice/my-key
```
Since builds should be non-interactive, the key should not have a
passphrase. Alternatively, you can load identities ahead of time into
`ssh-agent` or `gpg-agent`.
If you get the error
```console
bash: nix-store: command not found
error: cannot connect to 'mac'
```
then you need to ensure that the `PATH` of non-interactive login shells
contains Nix.
> **Warning**
>
> If you are building via the Nix daemon, it is the Nix daemon user
> account (that is, `root`) that should have SSH access to the remote
> machine. If you cant or dont want to configure `root` to be able to
> access to remote machine, you can use a private Nix store instead by
> passing e.g. `--store ~/my-nix`.
The list of remote machines can be specified on the command line or in
the Nix configuration file. The former is convenient for testing. For
example, the following command allows you to build a derivation for
`x86_64-darwin` on a Linux machine:
```console
$ uname
Linux
$ nix build \
'(with import <nixpkgs> { system = "x86_64-darwin"; }; runCommand "foo" {} "uname > $out")' \
--builders 'ssh://mac x86_64-darwin'
[1/0/1 built, 0.0 MiB DL] building foo on ssh://mac
$ cat ./result
Darwin
```
It is possible to specify multiple builders separated by a semicolon or
a newline, e.g.
```console
--builders 'ssh://mac x86_64-darwin ; ssh://beastie x86_64-freebsd'
```
Each machine specification consists of the following elements, separated
by spaces. Only the first element is required. To leave a field at its
default, set it to `-`.
1. The URI of the remote store in the format
`ssh://[username@]hostname`, e.g. `ssh://nix@mac` or `ssh://mac`.
For backward compatibility, `ssh://` may be omitted. The hostname
may be an alias defined in your `~/.ssh/config`.
2. A comma-separated list of Nix platform type identifiers, such as
`x86_64-darwin`. It is possible for a machine to support multiple
platform types, e.g., `i686-linux,x86_64-linux`. If omitted, this
defaults to the local platform type.
3. The SSH identity file to be used to log in to the remote machine. If
omitted, SSH will use its regular identities.
4. The maximum number of builds that Nix will execute in parallel on
the machine. Typically this should be equal to the number of CPU
cores. For instance, the machine `itchy` in the example will execute
up to 8 builds in parallel.
5. The “speed factor”, indicating the relative speed of the machine. If
there are multiple machines of the right type, Nix will prefer the
fastest, taking load into account.
6. A comma-separated list of *supported features*. If a derivation has
the `requiredSystemFeatures` attribute, then Nix will only perform
the derivation on a machine that has the specified features. For
instance, the attribute
```nix
requiredSystemFeatures = [ "kvm" ];
```
will cause the build to be performed on a machine that has the `kvm`
feature.
7. A comma-separated list of *mandatory features*. A machine will only
be used to build a derivation if all of the machines mandatory
features appear in the derivations `requiredSystemFeatures`
attribute..
For example, the machine specification
nix@scratchy.labs.cs.uu.nl i686-linux /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto 8 1 kvm
nix@itchy.labs.cs.uu.nl i686-linux /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto 8 2
nix@poochie.labs.cs.uu.nl i686-linux /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto 1 2 kvm benchmark
specifies several machines that can perform `i686-linux` builds.
However, `poochie` will only do builds that have the attribute
```nix
requiredSystemFeatures = [ "benchmark" ];
```
or
```nix
requiredSystemFeatures = [ "benchmark" "kvm" ];
```
`itchy` cannot do builds that require `kvm`, but `scratchy` does support
such builds. For regular builds, `itchy` will be preferred over
`scratchy` because it has a higher speed factor.
Remote builders can also be configured in `nix.conf`, e.g.
builders = ssh://mac x86_64-darwin ; ssh://beastie x86_64-freebsd
Finally, remote builders can be configured in a separate configuration
file included in `builders` via the syntax `@file`. For example,
builders = @/etc/nix/machines
causes the list of machines in `/etc/nix/machines` to be included. (This
is the default.)
If you want the builders to use caches, you likely want to set the
option `builders-use-substitutes` in your local `nix.conf`.
To build only on remote builders and disable building on the local
machine, you can use the option `--max-jobs 0`.

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# Using the `post-build-hook`
# Implementation Caveats
Here we use the post-build hook to upload to a binary cache. This is a
simple and working example, but it is not suitable for all use cases.
The post build hook program runs after each executed build, and blocks
the build loop. The build loop exits if the hook program fails.
Concretely, this implementation will make Nix slow or unusable when the
internet is slow or unreliable.
A more advanced implementation might pass the store paths to a
user-supplied daemon or queue for processing the store paths outside of
the build loop.
# Prerequisites
This tutorial assumes you have [configured an S3-compatible binary
cache](../package-management/s3-substituter.md), and that the `root`
user's default AWS profile can upload to the bucket.
# Set up a Signing Key
Use `nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key` to create our public and
private signing keys. We will sign paths with the private key, and
distribute the public key for verifying the authenticity of the paths.
```console
# nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key example-nix-cache-1 /etc/nix/key.private /etc/nix/key.public
# cat /etc/nix/key.public
example-nix-cache-1:1/cKDz3QCCOmwcztD2eV6Coggp6rqc9DGjWv7C0G+rM=
```
Then, add the public key and the cache URL to your `nix.conf`'s
`trusted-public-keys` and `substituters` options:
substituters = https://cache.nixos.org/ s3://example-nix-cache
trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= example-nix-cache-1:1/cKDz3QCCOmwcztD2eV6Coggp6rqc9DGjWv7C0G+rM=
We will restart the Nix daemon in a later step.
# Implementing the build hook
Write the following script to `/etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh`:
```bash
#!/bin/sh
set -eu
set -f # disable globbing
export IFS=' '
echo "Signing paths" $OUT_PATHS
nix store sign --key-file /etc/nix/key.private $OUT_PATHS
echo "Uploading paths" $OUT_PATHS
exec nix copy --to 's3://example-nix-cache' $OUT_PATHS
```
> **Note**
>
> The `$OUT_PATHS` variable is a space-separated list of Nix store
> paths. In this case, we expect and want the shell to perform word
> splitting to make each output path its own argument to `nix
> store sign`. Nix guarantees the paths will not contain any spaces,
> however a store path might contain glob characters. The `set -f`
> disables globbing in the shell.
Then make sure the hook program is executable by the `root` user:
```console
# chmod +x /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
```
# Updating Nix Configuration
Edit `/etc/nix/nix.conf` to run our hook, by adding the following
configuration snippet at the end:
post-build-hook = /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
Then, restart the `nix-daemon`.
# Testing
Build any derivation, for example:
```console
$ nix-build -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).writeText "example" (builtins.toString builtins.currentTime)'
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv
building '/nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv'...
running post-build-hook '/home/grahamc/projects/github.com/NixOS/nix/post-hook.sh'...
post-build-hook: Signing paths /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
post-build-hook: Uploading paths /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
/nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
```
Then delete the path from the store, and try substituting it from the
binary cache:
```console
$ rm ./result
$ nix-store --delete /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
```
Now, copy the path back from the cache:
```console
$ nix-store --realise /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
copying path '/nix/store/m8bmqwrch6l3h8s0k3d673xpmipcdpsa-example from 's3://example-nix-cache'...
warning: you did not specify '--add-root'; the result might be removed by the garbage collector
/nix/store/m8bmqwrch6l3h8s0k3d673xpmipcdpsa-example
```
# Conclusion
We now have a Nix installation configured to automatically sign and
upload every local build to a remote binary cache.
Before deploying this to production, be sure to consider the
[implementation caveats](#implementation-caveats).

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# Name
`nix.conf` - Nix configuration file
# Description
By default Nix reads settings from the following places:
- The system-wide configuration file `sysconfdir/nix/nix.conf` (i.e.
`/etc/nix/nix.conf` on most systems), or `$NIX_CONF_DIR/nix.conf` if
`NIX_CONF_DIR` is set. Values loaded in this file are not forwarded
to the Nix daemon. The client assumes that the daemon has already
loaded them.
- If `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES` is set, then each path separated by `:`
will be loaded in reverse order.
Otherwise it will look for `nix/nix.conf` files in `XDG_CONFIG_DIRS`
and `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`. If these are unset, it will look in
`$HOME/.config/nix.conf`.
- If `NIX_CONFIG` is set, its contents is treated as the contents of
a configuration file.
The configuration files consist of `name = value` pairs, one per
line. Other files can be included with a line like `include path`,
where *path* is interpreted relative to the current conf file and a
missing file is an error unless `!include` is used instead. Comments
start with a `#` character. Here is an example configuration file:
keep-outputs = true # Nice for developers
keep-derivations = true # Idem
You can override settings on the command line using the `--option`
flag, e.g. `--option keep-outputs false`. Every configuration setting
also has a corresponding command line flag, e.g. `--max-jobs 16`; for
Boolean settings, there are two flags to enable or disable the setting
(e.g. `--keep-failed` and `--no-keep-failed`).
A configuration setting usually overrides any previous value. However,
you can prefix the name of the setting by `extra-` to *append* to the
previous value. For instance,
substituters = a b
extra-substituters = c d
defines the `substituters` setting to be `a b c d`. This is also
available as a command line flag (e.g. `--extra-substituters`).
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# Common Environment Variables
Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables:
- `IN_NIX_SHELL`
Indicator that tells if the current environment was set up by
`nix-shell`. Since Nix 2.0 the values are `"pure"` and `"impure"`
- `NIX_PATH`
A colon-separated list of directories used to look up Nix
expressions enclosed in angle brackets (i.e., `<path>`). For
instance, the value
/home/eelco/Dev:/etc/nixos
will cause Nix to look for paths relative to `/home/eelco/Dev` and
`/etc/nixos`, in this order. It is also possible to match paths
against a prefix. For example, the value
nixpkgs=/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch:/etc/nixos
will cause Nix to search for `<nixpkgs/path>` in
`/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch/path` and `/etc/nixos/nixpkgs/path`.
If a path in the Nix search path starts with `http://` or
`https://`, it is interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be
downloaded and unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must
consist of a single top-level directory. For example, setting
`NIX_PATH` to
nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-15.09.tar.gz
tells Nix to download the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 15.09
channel.
A following shorthand can be used to refer to the official channels:
nixpkgs=channel:nixos-15.09
The search path can be extended using the `-I` option, which takes
precedence over `NIX_PATH`.
- `NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`
Normally, the Nix store directory (typically `/nix/store`) is not
allowed to contain any symlink components. This is to prevent
“impure” builds. Builders sometimes “canonicalise” paths by
resolving all symlink components. Thus, builds on different machines
(with `/nix/store` resolving to different locations) could yield
different results. This is generally not a problem, except when
builds are deployed to machines where `/nix/store` resolves
differently. If you are sure that youre not going to do that, you
can set `NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE` to `1`.
Note that if youre symlinking the Nix store so that you can put it
on another file system than the root file system, on Linux youre
better off using `bind` mount points, e.g.,
```console
$ mkdir /nix
$ mount -o bind /mnt/otherdisk/nix /nix
```
Consult the mount 8 manual page for details.
- `NIX_STORE_DIR`
Overrides the location of the Nix store (default `prefix/store`).
- `NIX_DATA_DIR`
Overrides the location of the Nix static data directory (default
`prefix/share`).
- `NIX_LOG_DIR`
Overrides the location of the Nix log directory (default
`prefix/var/log/nix`).
- `NIX_STATE_DIR`
Overrides the location of the Nix state directory (default
`prefix/var/nix`).
- `NIX_CONF_DIR`
Overrides the location of the system Nix configuration directory
(default `prefix/etc/nix`).
- `NIX_CONFIG`
Applies settings from Nix configuration from the environment.
The content is treated as if it was read from a Nix configuration file.
Settings are separated by the newline character.
- `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`
Overrides the location of the user Nix configuration files to load
from (defaults to the XDG spec locations). The variable is treated
as a list separated by the `:` token.
- `TMPDIR`
Use the specified directory to store temporary files. In particular,
this includes temporary build directories; these can take up
substantial amounts of disk space. The default is `/tmp`.
- `NIX_REMOTE`
This variable should be set to `daemon` if you want to use the Nix
daemon to execute Nix operations. This is necessary in [multi-user
Nix installations](../installation/multi-user.md). If the Nix
daemon's Unix socket is at some non-standard path, this variable
should be set to `unix://path/to/socket`. Otherwise, it should be
left unset.
- `NIX_SHOW_STATS`
If set to `1`, Nix will print some evaluation statistics, such as
the number of values allocated.
- `NIX_COUNT_CALLS`
If set to `1`, Nix will print how often functions were called during
Nix expression evaluation. This is useful for profiling your Nix
expressions.
- `GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE`
If Nix has been configured to use the Boehm garbage collector, this
variable sets the initial size of the heap in bytes. It defaults to
384 MiB. Setting it to a low value reduces memory consumption, but
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# Experimental Commands
This section lists experimental commands.
> **Warning**
>
> These commands may be removed in the future, or their syntax may
> change in incompatible ways.

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# Files
This section lists configuration files that you can use when you work
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# Main Commands
This section lists commands and options that you can use when you work
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# Name
`nix-build` - build a Nix expression
# Synopsis
`nix-build` [*paths…*]
[`--arg` *name* *value*]
[`--argstr` *name* *value*]
[{`--attr` | `-A`} *attrPath*]
[`--no-out-link`]
[`--dry-run`]
[{`--out-link` | `-o`} *outlink*]
# Description
The `nix-build` command builds the derivations described by the Nix
expressions in *paths*. If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to
the result in the current directory. The symlink is called `result`. If
there are multiple Nix expressions, or the Nix expressions evaluate to
multiple derivations, multiple sequentially numbered symlinks are
created (`result`, `result-2`, and so on).
If no *paths* are specified, then `nix-build` will use `default.nix` in
the current directory, if it exists.
If an element of *paths* starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is
interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and unpacked
to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single top-level
directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`.
`nix-build` is essentially a wrapper around
[`nix-instantiate`](nix-instantiate.md) (to translate a high-level Nix
expression to a low-level store derivation) and [`nix-store
--realise`](nix-store.md#operation---realise) (to build the store
derivation).
> **Warning**
>
> The result of the build is automatically registered as a root of the
> Nix garbage collector. This root disappears automatically when the
> `result` symlink is deleted or renamed. So dont rename the symlink.
# Options
All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store
--realise`, except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to
`nix-instantiate`.
- `--no-out-link`
Do not create a symlink to the output path. Note that as a result
the output does not become a root of the garbage collector, and so
might be deleted by `nix-store
--gc`.
- `--dry-run`
Show what store paths would be built or downloaded.
- `--out-link` / `-o` *outlink*
Change the name of the symlink to the output path created from
`result` to *outlink*.
The following common options are supported:
# Examples
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox
store derivation is /nix/store/qybprl8sz2lc...-firefox-1.5.0.7.drv
/nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7
$ ls -l result
lrwxrwxrwx ... result -> /nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7
$ ls ./result/bin/
firefox firefox-config
```
If a derivation has multiple outputs, `nix-build` will build the default
(first) output. You can also build all outputs:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.all
```
This will create a symlink for each output named `result-outputname`.
The suffix is omitted if the output name is `out`. So if `openssl` has
outputs `out`, `bin` and `man`, `nix-build` will create symlinks
`result`, `result-bin` and `result-man`. Its also possible to build a
specific output:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.man
```
This will create a symlink `result-man`.
Build a Nix expression given on the command line:
```console
$ nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "foo" { } "echo bar > $out"'
$ cat ./result
bar
```
Build the GNU Hello package from the latest revision of the master
branch of Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-build https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -A hello
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# Name
`nix-channel` - manage Nix channels
# Synopsis
`nix-channel` {`--add` url [*name*] | `--remove` *name* | `--list` | `--update` [*names…*] | `--rollback` [*generation*] }
# Description
A Nix channel is a mechanism that allows you to automatically stay
up-to-date with a set of pre-built Nix expressions. A Nix channel is
just a URL that points to a place containing a set of Nix expressions.
To see the list of official NixOS channels, visit
<https://nixos.org/channels>.
This command has the following operations:
- `--add` *url* \[*name*\]
Adds a channel named *name* with URL *url* to the list of subscribed
channels. If *name* is omitted, it defaults to the last component of
*url*, with the suffixes `-stable` or `-unstable` removed.
- `--remove` *name*
Removes the channel named *name* from the list of subscribed
channels.
- `--list`
Prints the names and URLs of all subscribed channels on standard
output.
- `--update` \[*names*…\]
Downloads the Nix expressions of all subscribed channels (or only
those included in *names* if specified) and makes them the default
for `nix-env` operations (by symlinking them from the directory
`~/.nix-defexpr`).
- `--rollback` \[*generation*\]
Reverts the previous call to `nix-channel
--update`. Optionally, you can specify a specific channel generation
number to restore.
Note that `--add` does not automatically perform an update.
The list of subscribed channels is stored in `~/.nix-channels`.
# Examples
To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package:
```console
$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
$ nix-channel --update
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello
```
You can revert channel updates using `--rollback`:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
"14.04.527.0e935f1"
$ nix-channel --rollback
switching from generation 483 to 482
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'
"14.04.526.dbadfad"
```
# Files
- `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`
`nix-channel` uses a `nix-env` profile to keep track of previous
versions of the subscribed channels. Every time you run `nix-channel
--update`, a new channel generation (that is, a symlink to the
channel Nix expressions in the Nix store) is created. This enables
`nix-channel --rollback` to revert to previous versions.
- `~/.nix-defexpr/channels`
This is a symlink to
`/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`. It ensures that
`nix-env` can find your channels. In a multi-user installation, you
may also have `~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root`, which links to the
channels of the root user.
# Channel format
A channel URL should point to a directory containing the following
files:
- `nixexprs.tar.xz`
A tarball containing Nix expressions and files referenced by them
(such as build scripts and patches). At the top level, the tarball
should contain a single directory. That directory must contain a
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# Name
`nix-collect-garbage` - delete unreachable store paths
# Synopsis
`nix-collect-garbage` [`--delete-old`] [`-d`] [`--delete-older-than` *period*] [`--max-freed` *bytes*] [`--dry-run`]
# Description
The command `nix-collect-garbage` is mostly an alias of [`nix-store
--gc`](nix-store.md#operation---gc), that is, it deletes all
unreachable paths in the Nix store to clean up your system. However,
it provides two additional options: `-d` (`--delete-old`), which
deletes all old generations of all profiles in `/nix/var/nix/profiles`
by invoking `nix-env --delete-generations old` on all profiles (of
course, this makes rollbacks to previous configurations impossible);
and `--delete-older-than` *period*, where period is a value such as
`30d`, which deletes all generations older than the specified number
of days in all profiles in `/nix/var/nix/profiles` (except for the
generations that were active at that point in time).
# Example
To delete from the Nix store everything that is not used by the current
generations of each profile, do
```console
$ nix-collect-garbage -d
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# Name
`nix-copy-closure` - copy a closure to or from a remote machine via SSH
# Synopsis
`nix-copy-closure`
[`--to` | `--from`]
[`--gzip`]
[`--include-outputs`]
[`--use-substitutes` | `-s`]
[`-v`]
_user@machine_ _paths_
# Description
`nix-copy-closure` gives you an easy and efficient way to exchange
software between machines. Given one or more Nix store _paths_ on the
local machine, `nix-copy-closure` computes the closure of those paths
(i.e. all their dependencies in the Nix store), and copies all paths
in the closure to the remote machine via the `ssh` (Secure Shell)
command. With the `--from` option, the direction is reversed: the
closure of _paths_ on a remote machine is copied to the Nix store on
the local machine.
This command is efficient because it only sends the store paths
that are missing on the target machine.
Since `nix-copy-closure` calls `ssh`, you may be asked to type in the
appropriate password or passphrase. In fact, you may be asked _twice_
because `nix-copy-closure` currently connects twice to the remote
machine, first to get the set of paths missing on the target machine,
and second to send the dump of those paths. If this bothers you, use
`ssh-agent`.
# Options
- `--to`
Copy the closure of _paths_ from the local Nix store to the Nix
store on _machine_. This is the default.
- `--from`
Copy the closure of _paths_ from the Nix store on _machine_ to the
local Nix store.
- `--gzip`
Enable compression of the SSH connection.
- `--include-outputs`
Also copy the outputs of store derivations included in the closure.
- `--use-substitutes` / `-s`
Attempt to download missing paths on the target machine using Nixs
substitute mechanism. Any paths that cannot be substituted on the
target are still copied normally from the source. This is useful,
for instance, if the connection between the source and target
machine is slow, but the connection between the target machine and
`nixos.org` (the default binary cache server) is
fast.
- `-v`
Show verbose output.
# Environment variables
- `NIX_SSHOPTS`
Additional options to be passed to `ssh` on the command
line.
# Examples
Copy Firefox with all its dependencies to a remote machine:
```console
$ nix-copy-closure --to alice@itchy.labs $(type -tP firefox)
```
Copy Subversion from a remote machine and then install it into a user
environment:
```console
$ nix-copy-closure --from alice@itchy.labs \
/nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
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# Name
`nix-daemon` - Nix multi-user support daemon
# Synopsis
`nix-daemon`
# Description
The Nix daemon is necessary in multi-user Nix installations. It performs
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# Name
`nix-env` - manipulate or query Nix user environments
# Synopsis
`nix-env`
[`--option` *name* *value*]
[`--arg` *name* *value*]
[`--argstr` *name* *value*]
[{`--file` | `-f`} *path*]
[{`--profile` | `-p`} *path(]
[`--system-filter` *system*]
[`--dry-run`]
*operation* [*options…*] [*arguments…*]
# Description
The command `nix-env` is used to manipulate Nix user environments. User
environments are sets of software packages available to a user at some
point in time. In other words, they are a synthesised view of the
programs available in the Nix store. There may be many user
environments: different users can have different environments, and
individual users can switch between different environments.
`nix-env` takes exactly one *operation* flag which indicates the
subcommand to be performed. These are documented below.
# Selectors
Several commands, such as `nix-env -q` and `nix-env -i`, take a list of
arguments that specify the packages on which to operate. These are
extended regular expressions that must match the entire name of the
package. (For details on regular expressions, see regex7.) The match is
case-sensitive. The regular expression can optionally be followed by a
dash and a version number; if omitted, any version of the package will
match. Here are some examples:
- `firefox`
Matches the package name `firefox` and any version.
- `firefox-32.0`
Matches the package name `firefox` and version `32.0`.
- `gtk\\+`
Matches the package name `gtk+`. The `+` character must be escaped
using a backslash to prevent it from being interpreted as a
quantifier, and the backslash must be escaped in turn with another
backslash to ensure that the shell passes it on.
- `.\*`
Matches any package name. This is the default for most commands.
- `'.*zip.*'`
Matches any package name containing the string `zip`. Note the dots:
`'*zip*'` does not work, because in a regular expression, the
character `*` is interpreted as a quantifier.
- `'.*(firefox|chromium).*'`
Matches any package name containing the strings `firefox` or
`chromium`.
# Common options
This section lists the options that are common to all operations. These
options are allowed for every subcommand, though they may not always
have an effect.
- `--file` / `-f` *path*
Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the *active Nix
expression*) used by the `--install`, `--upgrade`, and `--query
--available` operations to obtain derivations. The default is
`~/.nix-defexpr`.
If the argument starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is
interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and
unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single
top-level directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`.
- `--profile` / `-p` *path*
Specifies the profile to be used by those operations that operate on
a profile (designated below as the *active profile*). A profile is a
sequence of user environments called *generations*, one of which is
the *current generation*.
- `--dry-run`
For the `--install`, `--upgrade`, `--uninstall`,
`--switch-generation`, `--delete-generations` and `--rollback`
operations, this flag will cause `nix-env` to print what *would* be
done if this flag had not been specified, without actually doing it.
`--dry-run` also prints out which paths will be
[substituted](../glossary.md) (i.e., downloaded) and which paths
will be built from source (because no substitute is available).
- `--system-filter` *system*
By default, operations such as `--query
--available` show derivations matching any platform. This option
allows you to use derivations for the specified platform *system*.
<!-- end list -->
# Files
- `~/.nix-defexpr`
The source for the default Nix expressions used by the
`--install`, `--upgrade`, and `--query --available` operations to
obtain derivations. The `--file` option may be used to override
this default.
If `~/.nix-defexpr` is a file, it is loaded as a Nix expression. If
the expression is a set, it is used as the default Nix expression.
If the expression is a function, an empty set is passed as argument
and the return value is used as the default Nix expression.
If `~/.nix-defexpr` is a directory containing a `default.nix` file,
that file is loaded as in the above paragraph.
If `~/.nix-defexpr` is a directory without a `default.nix` file,
then its contents (both files and subdirectories) are loaded as Nix
expressions. The expressions are combined into a single set, each
expression under an attribute with the same name as the original
file or subdirectory.
For example, if `~/.nix-defexpr` contains two files, `foo.nix` and
`bar.nix`, then the default Nix expression will essentially be
```nix
{
foo = import ~/.nix-defexpr/foo.nix;
bar = import ~/.nix-defexpr/bar.nix;
}
```
The file `manifest.nix` is always ignored. Subdirectories without a
`default.nix` file are traversed recursively in search of more Nix
expressions, but the names of these intermediate directories are not
added to the attribute paths of the default Nix expression.
The command `nix-channel` places symlinks to the downloaded Nix
expressions from each subscribed channel in this directory.
- `~/.nix-profile`
A symbolic link to the user's current profile. By default, this
symlink points to `prefix/var/nix/profiles/default`. The `PATH`
environment variable should include `~/.nix-profile/bin` for the
user environment to be visible to the user.
# Operation `--install`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--install` | `-i`} *args…*
[{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}]
[{`--attr` | `-A`}]
[`--from-expression`] [`-E`]
[`--from-profile` *path*]
[`--preserve-installed` | `-P`]
[`--remove-all` | `-r`]
## Description
The install operation creates a new user environment, based on the
current generation of the active profile, to which a set of store paths
described by *args* is added. The arguments *args* map to store paths in
a number of possible ways:
- By default, *args* is a set of derivation names denoting derivations
in the active Nix expression. These are realised, and the resulting
output paths are installed. Currently installed derivations with a
name equal to the name of a derivation being added are removed
unless the option `--preserve-installed` is specified.
If there are multiple derivations matching a name in *args* that
have the same name (e.g., `gcc-3.3.6` and `gcc-4.1.1`), then the
derivation with the highest *priority* is used. A derivation can
define a priority by declaring the `meta.priority` attribute. This
attribute should be a number, with a higher value denoting a lower
priority. The default priority is `0`.
If there are multiple matching derivations with the same priority,
then the derivation with the highest version will be installed.
You can force the installation of multiple derivations with the same
name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env -i
gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1` will install both version of GCC (and will
probably cause a user environment conflict\!).
- If `--attr` (`-A`) is specified, the arguments are *attribute
paths* that select attributes from the top-level Nix
expression. This is faster than using derivation names and
unambiguous. To find out the attribute paths of available
packages, use `nix-env -qaP`.
- If `--from-profile` *path* is given, *args* is a set of names
denoting installed store paths in the profile *path*. This is an
easy way to copy user environment elements from one profile to
another.
- If `--from-expression` is given, *args* are Nix
[functions](../expressions/language-constructs.md#functions)
that are called with the active Nix expression as their single
argument. The derivations returned by those function calls are
installed. This allows derivations to be specified in an
unambiguous way, which is necessary if there are multiple
derivations with the same name.
- If *args* are store derivations, then these are
[realised](nix-store.md#operation---realise), and the resulting output paths
are installed.
- If *args* are store paths that are not store derivations, then these
are [realised](nix-store.md#operation---realise) and installed.
- By default all outputs are installed for each derivation. That can
be reduced by setting `meta.outputsToInstall`.
## Flags
- `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`
Use only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e.,
there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu
of building the derivation. Thus, no packages will be built from
source.
- `--preserve-installed`; `-P`
Do not remove derivations with a name matching one of the
derivations being installed. Usually, trying to have two versions of
the same package installed in the same generation of a profile will
lead to an error in building the generation, due to file name
clashes between the two versions. However, this is not the case for
all packages.
- `--remove-all`; `-r`
Remove all previously installed packages first. This is equivalent
to running `nix-env -e '.*'` first, except that everything happens
in a single transaction.
## Examples
To install a specific version of `gcc` from the active Nix expression:
```console
$ nix-env --install gcc-3.3.2
installing `gcc-3.3.2'
uninstalling `gcc-3.1'
```
Note the previously installed version is removed, since
`--preserve-installed` was not specified.
To install an arbitrary version:
```console
$ nix-env --install gcc
installing `gcc-3.3.2'
```
To install using a specific attribute:
```console
$ nix-env -i -A gcc40mips
$ nix-env -i -A xorg.xorgserver
```
To install all derivations in the Nix expression `foo.nix`:
```console
$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '.*'
```
To copy the store path with symbolic name `gcc` from another profile:
```console
$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc
```
To install a specific store derivation (typically created by
`nix-instantiate`):
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv
```
To install a specific output path:
```console
$ nix-env -i /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3
```
To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line:
```console
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \
'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava'
```
I.e., this evaluates to `(f: (f {system =
"i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)`, thus selecting
the `subversionWithJava` attribute from the set returned by calling the
function defined in `./foo.nix`.
A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from source:
```console
$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA hello --dry-run
(dry run; not doing anything)
installing hello-2.10
this path will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.19 MiB unpacked):
/nix/store/wkhdf9jinag5750mqlax6z2zbwhqb76n-hello-2.10
...
```
To install Firefox from the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 14.12
channel:
```console
$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz -iA firefox
```
# Operation `--upgrade`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--upgrade` | `-u`} *args*
[`--lt` | `--leq` | `--eq` | `--always`]
[{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}]
[{`--attr` | `-A`}]
[`--from-expression`] [`-E`]
[`--from-profile` *path*]
[`--preserve-installed` | `-P`]
## Description
The upgrade operation creates a new user environment, based on the
current generation of the active profile, in which all store paths are
replaced for which there are newer versions in the set of paths
described by *args*. Paths for which there are no newer versions are
left untouched; this is not an error. It is also not an error if an
element of *args* matches no installed derivations.
For a description of how *args* is mapped to a set of store paths, see
[`--install`](#operation---install). If *args* describes multiple
store paths with the same symbolic name, only the one with the highest
version is installed.
## Flags
- `--lt`
Only upgrade a derivation to newer versions. This is the default.
- `--leq`
In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to
derivations that have the same version. Version are not a unique
identification of a derivation, so there may be many derivations
that have the same version. This flag may be useful to force
“synchronisation” between the installed and available derivations.
- `--eq`
*Only* “upgrade” to derivations that have the same version. This may
not seem very useful, but it actually is, e.g., when there is a new
release of Nixpkgs and you want to replace installed applications
with the same versions built against newer dependencies (to reduce
the number of dependencies floating around on your system).
- `--always`
In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to
derivations that have the same or a lower version. I.e., derivations
may actually be downgraded depending on what is available in the
active Nix expression.
For the other flags, see `--install`.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env --upgrade gcc
upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4'
```
```console
$ nix-env -u gcc-3.3.2 --always (switch to a specific version)
upgrading `gcc-3.4' to `gcc-3.3.2'
```
```console
$ nix-env --upgrade pan
(no upgrades available, so nothing happens)
```
```console
$ nix-env -u (try to upgrade everything)
upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3'
upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4'
```
## Versions
The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation `y` is an upgrade
of a derivation `x` by looking at their respective `name` attributes.
The names (e.g., `gcc-3.3.1` are split into two parts: the package name
(`gcc`), and the version (`3.3.1`). The version part starts after the
first dash not followed by a letter. `x` is considered an upgrade of `y`
if their package names match, and the version of `y` is higher that that
of `x`.
The versions are compared by splitting them into contiguous components
of numbers and letters. E.g., `3.3.1pre5` is split into `[3, 3, 1,
"pre", 5]`. These lists are then compared lexicographically (from left
to right). Corresponding components `a` and `b` are compared as follows.
If they are both numbers, integer comparison is used. If `a` is an empty
string and `b` is a number, `a` is considered less than `b`. The special
string component `pre` (for *pre-release*) is considered to be less than
other components. String components are considered less than number
components. Otherwise, they are compared lexicographically (i.e., using
case-sensitive string comparison).
This is illustrated by the following examples:
1.0 < 2.3
2.1 < 2.3
2.3 = 2.3
2.5 > 2.3
3.1 > 2.3
2.3.1 > 2.3
2.3.1 > 2.3a
2.3pre1 < 2.3
2.3pre3 < 2.3pre12
2.3a < 2.3c
2.3pre1 < 2.3c
2.3pre1 < 2.3q
# Operation `--uninstall`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--uninstall` | `-e`} *drvnames…*
## Description
The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based on the
current generation of the active profile, from which the store paths
designated by the symbolic names *drvnames* are removed.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env --uninstall gcc
$ nix-env -e '.*' (remove everything)
```
# Operation `--set`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` `--set` *drvname*
## Description
The `--set` operation modifies the current generation of a profile so
that it contains exactly the specified derivation, and nothing else.
## Examples
The following updates a profile such that its current generation will
contain just Firefox:
```console
$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/browser --set firefox
```
# Operation `--set-flag`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` `--set-flag` *name* *value* *drvnames*
## Description
The `--set-flag` operation allows meta attributes of installed packages
to be modified. There are several attributes that can be usefully
modified, because they affect the behaviour of `nix-env` or the user
environment build script:
- `priority` can be changed to resolve filename clashes. The user
environment build script uses the `meta.priority` attribute of
derivations to resolve filename collisions between packages. Lower
priority values denote a higher priority. For instance, the GCC
wrapper package and the Binutils package in Nixpkgs both have a file
`bin/ld`, so previously if you tried to install both you would get a
collision. Now, on the other hand, the GCC wrapper declares a higher
priority than Binutils, so the formers `bin/ld` is symlinked in the
user environment.
- `keep` can be set to `true` to prevent the package from being
upgraded or replaced. This is useful if you want to hang on to an
older version of a package.
- `active` can be set to `false` to “disable” the package. That is, no
symlinks will be generated to the files of the package, but it
remains part of the profile (so it wont be garbage-collected). It
can be set back to `true` to re-enable the package.
## Examples
To prevent the currently installed Firefox from being upgraded:
```console
$ nix-env --set-flag keep true firefox
```
After this, `nix-env -u` will ignore Firefox.
To disable the currently installed Firefox, then install a new Firefox
while the old remains part of the profile:
```console
$ nix-env -q
firefox-2.0.0.9 (the current one)
$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11
installing `firefox-2.0.0.11'
building path(s) `/nix/store/myy0y59q3ig70dgq37jqwg1j0rsapzsl-user-environment'
collision between `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.11/bin/firefox'
and `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.9/bin/firefox'.
(i.e., cant have two active at the same time)
$ nix-env --set-flag active false firefox
setting flag on `firefox-2.0.0.9'
$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11
installing `firefox-2.0.0.11'
$ nix-env -q
firefox-2.0.0.11 (the enabled one)
firefox-2.0.0.9 (the disabled one)
```
To make files from `binutils` take precedence over files from `gcc`:
```console
$ nix-env --set-flag priority 5 binutils
$ nix-env --set-flag priority 10 gcc
```
# Operation `--query`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--query` | `-q`} *names…*
[`--installed` | `--available` | `-a`]
[{`--status` | `-s`}]
[{`--attr-path` | `-P`}]
[`--no-name`]
[{`--compare-versions` | `-c`}]
[`--system`]
[`--drv-path`]
[`--out-path`]
[`--description`]
[`--meta`]
[`--xml`]
[`--json`]
[{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}]
[{`--attr` | `-A`} *attribute-path*]
## Description
The query operation displays information about either the store paths
that are installed in the current generation of the active profile
(`--installed`), or the derivations that are available for installation
in the active Nix expression (`--available`). It only prints information
about derivations whose symbolic name matches one of *names*.
The derivations are sorted by their `name` attributes.
## Source selection
The following flags specify the set of things on which the query
operates.
- `--installed`
The query operates on the store paths that are installed in the
current generation of the active profile. This is the default.
- `--available`; `-a`
The query operates on the derivations that are available in the
active Nix expression.
## Queries
The following flags specify what information to display about the
selected derivations. Multiple flags may be specified, in which case the
information is shown in the order given here. Note that the name of the
derivation is shown unless `--no-name` is specified.
- `--xml`
Print the result in an XML representation suitable for automatic
processing by other tools. The root element is called `items`, which
contains a `item` element for each available or installed
derivation. The fields discussed below are all stored in attributes
of the `item` elements.
- `--json`
Print the result in a JSON representation suitable for automatic
processing by other tools.
- `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`
Show only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e.,
there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu
of building the derivation. Thus, this shows all packages that
probably can be installed quickly.
- `--status`; `-s`
Print the *status* of the derivation. The status consists of three
characters. The first is `I` or `-`, indicating whether the
derivation is currently installed in the current generation of the
active profile. This is by definition the case for `--installed`,
but not for `--available`. The second is `P` or `-`, indicating
whether the derivation is present on the system. This indicates
whether installation of an available derivation will require the
derivation to be built. The third is `S` or `-`, indicating whether
a substitute is available for the derivation.
- `--attr-path`; `-P`
Print the *attribute path* of the derivation, which can be used to
unambiguously select it using the `--attr` option available in
commands that install derivations like `nix-env --install`. This
option only works together with `--available`
- `--no-name`
Suppress printing of the `name` attribute of each derivation.
- `--compare-versions` / `-c`
Compare installed versions to available versions, or vice versa (if
`--available` is given). This is useful for quickly seeing whether
upgrades for installed packages are available in a Nix expression. A
column is added with the following meaning:
- `<` *version*
A newer version of the package is available or installed.
- `=` *version*
At most the same version of the package is available or
installed.
- `>` *version*
Only older versions of the package are available or installed.
- `- ?`
No version of the package is available or installed.
- `--system`
Print the `system` attribute of the derivation.
- `--drv-path`
Print the path of the store derivation.
- `--out-path`
Print the output path of the derivation.
- `--description`
Print a short (one-line) description of the derivation, if
available. The description is taken from the `meta.description`
attribute of the derivation.
- `--meta`
Print all of the meta-attributes of the derivation. This option is
only available with `--xml` or `--json`.
## Examples
To show installed packages:
```console
$ nix-env -q
bison-1.875c
docbook-xml-4.2
firefox-1.0.4
MPlayer-1.0pre7
ORBit2-2.8.3
```
To show available packages:
```console
$ nix-env -qa
firefox-1.0.7
GConf-2.4.0.1
MPlayer-1.0pre7
ORBit2-2.8.3
```
To show the status of available packages:
```console
$ nix-env -qas
-P- firefox-1.0.7 (not installed but present)
--S GConf-2.4.0.1 (not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation)
--S MPlayer-1.0pre3 (i.e., this is not the installed MPlayer, even though the version is the same!)
IP- ORBit2-2.8.3 (installed and by definition present)
```
To show available packages in the Nix expression `foo.nix`:
```console
$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa
foo-1.2.3
```
To compare installed versions to whats available:
```console
$ nix-env -qc
...
acrobat-reader-7.0 - ? (package is not available at all)
autoconf-2.59 = 2.59 (same version)
firefox-1.0.4 < 1.0.7 (a more recent version is available)
...
```
To show all packages with “`zip`” in the name:
```console
$ nix-env -qa '.*zip.*'
bzip2-1.0.6
gzip-1.6
zip-3.0
```
To show all packages with “`firefox`” or “`chromium`” in the name:
```console
$ nix-env -qa '.*(firefox|chromium).*'
chromium-37.0.2062.94
chromium-beta-38.0.2125.24
firefox-32.0.3
firefox-with-plugins-13.0.1
```
To show all packages in the latest revision of the Nixpkgs repository:
```console
$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -qa
```
# Operation `--switch-profile`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--switch-profile` | `-S`} *path*
## Description
This operation makes *path* the current profile for the user. That is,
the symlink `~/.nix-profile` is made to point to *path*.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile
```
# Operation `--list-generations`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` `--list-generations`
## Description
This operation print a list of all the currently existing generations
for the active profile. These may be switched to using the
`--switch-generation` operation. It also prints the creation date of the
generation, and indicates the current generation.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env --list-generations
95 2004-02-06 11:48:24
96 2004-02-06 11:49:01
97 2004-02-06 16:22:45
98 2004-02-06 16:24:33 (current)
```
# Operation `--delete-generations`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` `--delete-generations` *generations*
## Description
This operation deletes the specified generations of the current profile.
The generations can be a list of generation numbers, the special value
`old` to delete all non-current generations, a value such as `30d` to
delete all generations older than the specified number of days (except
for the generation that was active at that point in time), or a value
such as `+5` to keep the last `5` generations ignoring any newer than
current, e.g., if `30` is the current generation `+5` will delete
generation `25` and all older generations. Periodically deleting old
generations is important to make garbage collection effective.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env --delete-generations 3 4 8
```
```console
$ nix-env --delete-generations +5
```
```console
$ nix-env --delete-generations 30d
```
```console
$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old
```
# Operation `--switch-generation`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--switch-generation` | `-G`} *generation*
## Description
This operation makes generation number *generation* the current
generation of the active profile. That is, if the `profile` is the path
to the active profile, then the symlink `profile` is made to point to
`profile-generation-link`, which is in turn a symlink to the actual user
environment in the Nix store.
Switching will fail if the specified generation does not exist.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env -G 42
switching from generation 50 to 42
```
# Operation `--rollback`
## Synopsis
`nix-env` `--rollback`
## Description
This operation switches to the “previous” generation of the active
profile, that is, the highest numbered generation lower than the current
generation, if it exists. It is just a convenience wrapper around
`--list-generations` and `--switch-generation`.
## Examples
```console
$ nix-env --rollback
switching from generation 92 to 91
```
```console
$ nix-env --rollback
error: no generation older than the current (91) exists
```
# Environment variables
- `NIX_PROFILE`
Location of the Nix profile. Defaults to the target of the symlink
`~/.nix-profile`, if it exists, or `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default`
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# Name
`nix-hash` - compute the cryptographic hash of a path
# Synopsis
`nix-hash` [`--flat`] [`--base32`] [`--truncate`] [`--type` *hashAlgo*] *path…*
`nix-hash` `--to-base16` *hash…*
`nix-hash` `--to-base32` *hash…*
# Description
The command `nix-hash` computes the cryptographic hash of the contents
of each *path* and prints it on standard output. By default, it computes
an MD5 hash, but other hash algorithms are available as well. The hash
is printed in hexadecimal. To generate the same hash as
`nix-prefetch-url` you have to specify multiple arguments, see below for
an example.
The hash is computed over a *serialisation* of each path: a dump of
the file system tree rooted at the path. This allows directories and
symlinks to be hashed as well as regular files. The dump is in the
*NAR format* produced by [`nix-store
--dump`](nix-store.md#operation---dump). Thus, `nix-hash path`
yields the same cryptographic hash as `nix-store --dump path |
md5sum`.
# Options
- `--flat`
Print the cryptographic hash of the contents of each regular file
*path*. That is, do not compute the hash over the dump of *path*.
The result is identical to that produced by the GNU commands
`md5sum` and `sha1sum`.
- `--base32`
Print the hash in a base-32 representation rather than hexadecimal.
This base-32 representation is more compact and can be used in Nix
expressions (such as in calls to `fetchurl`).
- `--truncate`
Truncate hashes longer than 160 bits (such as SHA-256) to 160 bits.
- `--type` *hashAlgo*
Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm, which can be one of
`md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, and `sha512`.
- `--to-base16`
Dont hash anything, but convert the base-32 hash representation
*hash* to hexadecimal.
- `--to-base32`
Dont hash anything, but convert the hexadecimal hash representation
*hash* to base-32.
# Examples
Computing the same hash as `nix-prefetch-url`:
```console
$ nix-prefetch-url file://<(echo test)
1lkgqb6fclns49861dwk9rzb6xnfkxbpws74mxnx01z9qyv1pjpj
$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat --base32 <(echo test)
1lkgqb6fclns49861dwk9rzb6xnfkxbpws74mxnx01z9qyv1pjpj
```
Computing hashes:
```console
$ mkdir test
$ echo "hello" > test/world
$ nix-hash test/ (MD5 hash; default)
8179d3caeff1869b5ba1744e5a245c04
$ nix-store --dump test/ | md5sum (for comparison)
8179d3caeff1869b5ba1744e5a245c04 -
$ nix-hash --type sha1 test/
e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6
$ nix-hash --type sha1 --base32 test/
nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/
error: reading file `test/': Is a directory
$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/world
5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03
```
Converting between hexadecimal and base-32:
```console
$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base32 e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6
nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base16 nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6
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# Name
`nix-instantiate` - instantiate store derivations from Nix expressions
# Synopsis
`nix-instantiate`
[`--parse` | `--eval` [`--strict`] [`--json`] [`--xml`] ]
[`--read-write-mode`]
[`--arg` *name* *value*]
[{`--attr`| `-A`} *attrPath*]
[`--add-root` *path*]
[`--expr` | `-E`]
*files…*
`nix-instantiate` `--find-file` *files…*
# Description
The command `nix-instantiate` generates [store
derivations](../glossary.md) from (high-level) Nix expressions. It
evaluates the Nix expressions in each of *files* (which defaults to
*./default.nix*). Each top-level expression should evaluate to a
derivation, a list of derivations, or a set of derivations. The paths
of the resulting store derivations are printed on standard output.
If *files* is the character `-`, then a Nix expression will be read from
standard input.
# Options
- `--add-root` *path*
See the [corresponding option](nix-store.md) in `nix-store`.
- `--parse`
Just parse the input files, and print their abstract syntax trees on
standard output in ATerm format.
- `--eval`
Just parse and evaluate the input files, and print the resulting
values on standard output. No instantiation of store derivations
takes place.
- `--find-file`
Look up the given files in Nixs search path (as specified by the
`NIX_PATH` environment variable). If found, print the corresponding
absolute paths on standard output. For instance, if `NIX_PATH` is
`nixpkgs=/home/alice/nixpkgs`, then `nix-instantiate --find-file
nixpkgs/default.nix` will print `/home/alice/nixpkgs/default.nix`.
- `--strict`
When used with `--eval`, recursively evaluate list elements and
attributes. Normally, such sub-expressions are left unevaluated
(since the Nix expression language is lazy).
> **Warning**
>
> This option can cause non-termination, because lazy data
> structures can be infinitely large.
- `--json`
When used with `--eval`, print the resulting value as an JSON
representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as an ATerm.
- `--xml`
When used with `--eval`, print the resulting value as an XML
representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as an ATerm.
The schema is the same as that used by the [`toXML`
built-in](../expressions/builtins.md).
- `--read-write-mode`
When used with `--eval`, perform evaluation in read/write mode so
nix language features that require it will still work (at the cost
of needing to do instantiation of every evaluated derivation). If
this option is not enabled, there may be uninstantiated store paths
in the final output.
<!-- end list -->
# Examples
Instantiating store derivations from a Nix expression, and building them
using `nix-store`:
```console
$ nix-instantiate test.nix (instantiate)
/nix/store/cigxbmvy6dzix98dxxh9b6shg7ar5bvs-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26.drv
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate test.nix) (build)
...
/nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26 (output path)
$ ls -l /nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26
dr-xr-xr-x 2 eelco users 4096 1970-01-01 01:00 lib
...
```
You can also give a Nix expression on the command line:
```console
$ nix-instantiate -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; hello'
/nix/store/j8s4zyv75a724q38cb0r87rlczaiag4y-hello-2.8.drv
```
This is equivalent to:
```console
$ nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A hello
```
Parsing and evaluating Nix expressions:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --parse -E '1 + 2'
1 + 2
```
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 2'
3
```
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E '1 + 2'
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<expr>
<int value="3" />
</expr>
```
The difference between non-strict and strict evaluation:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
...
<attr name="x">
<string value="foo" />
</attr>
<attr name="y">
<unevaluated />
</attr>
...
```
Note that `y` is left unevaluated (the XML representation doesnt
attempt to show non-normal forms).
```console
$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --strict -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
...
<attr name="x">
<string value="foo" />
</attr>
<attr name="y">
<string value="foo" />
</attr>
...
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# Name
`nix-prefetch-url` - copy a file from a URL into the store and print its hash
# Synopsis
`nix-prefetch-url` *url* [*hash*]
[`--type` *hashAlgo*]
[`--print-path`]
[`--unpack`]
[`--name` *name*]
# Description
The command `nix-prefetch-url` downloads the file referenced by the URL
*url*, prints its cryptographic hash, and copies it into the Nix store.
The file name in the store is `hash-baseName`, where *baseName* is
everything following the final slash in *url*.
This command is just a convenience for Nix expression writers. Often a
Nix expression fetches some source distribution from the network using
the `fetchurl` expression contained in Nixpkgs. However, `fetchurl`
requires a cryptographic hash. If you don't know the hash, you would
have to download the file first, and then `fetchurl` would download it
again when you build your Nix expression. Since `fetchurl` uses the same
name for the downloaded file as `nix-prefetch-url`, the redundant
download can be avoided.
If *hash* is specified, then a download is not performed if the Nix
store already contains a file with the same hash and base name.
Otherwise, the file is downloaded, and an error is signaled if the
actual hash of the file does not match the specified hash.
This command prints the hash on standard output. Additionally, if the
option `--print-path` is used, the path of the downloaded file in the
Nix store is also printed.
# Options
- `--type` *hashAlgo*
Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm, which can be one of
`md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, and `sha512`.
- `--print-path`
Print the store path of the downloaded file on standard output.
- `--unpack`
Unpack the archive (which must be a tarball or zip file) and add the
result to the Nix store. The resulting hash can be used with
functions such as Nixpkgss `fetchzip` or `fetchFromGitHub`.
- `--executable`
Set the executable bit on the downloaded file.
- `--name` *name*
Override the name of the file in the Nix store. By default, this is
`hash-basename`, where *basename* is the last component of *url*.
Overriding the name is necessary when *basename* contains characters
that are not allowed in Nix store paths.
# Examples
```console
$ nix-prefetch-url ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/hello/hello-2.10.tar.gz
0ssi1wpaf7plaswqqjwigppsg5fyh99vdlb9kzl7c9lng89ndq1i
```
```console
$ nix-prefetch-url --print-path mirror://gnu/hello/hello-2.10.tar.gz
0ssi1wpaf7plaswqqjwigppsg5fyh99vdlb9kzl7c9lng89ndq1i
/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz
```
```console
$ nix-prefetch-url --unpack --print-path https://github.com/NixOS/patchelf/archive/0.8.tar.gz
079agjlv0hrv7fxnx9ngipx14gyncbkllxrp9cccnh3a50fxcmy7
/nix/store/19zrmhm3m40xxaw81c8cqm6aljgrnwj2-0.8.tar.gz
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# Name
`nix-shell` - start an interactive shell based on a Nix expression
# Synopsis
`nix-shell`
[`--arg` *name* *value*]
[`--argstr` *name* *value*]
[{`--attr` | `-A`} *attrPath*]
[`--command` *cmd*]
[`--run` *cmd*]
[`--exclude` *regexp*]
[--pure]
[--keep *name*]
{{`--packages` | `-p`} {*packages* | *expressions*} … | [*path*]}
# Description
The command `nix-shell` will build the dependencies of the specified
derivation, but not the derivation itself. It will then start an
interactive shell in which all environment variables defined by the
derivation *path* have been set to their corresponding values, and the
script `$stdenv/setup` has been sourced. This is useful for reproducing
the environment of a derivation for development.
If *path* is not given, `nix-shell` defaults to `shell.nix` if it
exists, and `default.nix` otherwise.
If *path* starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is interpreted as the
URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and unpacked to a temporary
location. The tarball must include a single top-level directory
containing at least a file named `default.nix`.
If the derivation defines the variable `shellHook`, it will be run
after `$stdenv/setup` has been sourced. Since this hook is not executed
by regular Nix builds, it allows you to perform initialisation specific
to `nix-shell`. For example, the derivation attribute
```nix
shellHook =
''
echo "Hello shell"
export SOME_API_TOKEN="$(cat ~/.config/some-app/api-token)"
'';
```
will cause `nix-shell` to print `Hello shell` and set the `SOME_API_TOKEN`
environment variable to a user-configured value.
# Options
All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store
--realise`, except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to
`nix-instantiate`.
- `--command` *cmd*
In the environment of the derivation, run the shell command *cmd*.
This command is executed in an interactive shell. (Use `--run` to
use a non-interactive shell instead.) However, a call to `exit` is
implicitly added to the command, so the shell will exit after
running the command. To prevent this, add `return` at the end;
e.g. `--command "echo Hello; return"` will print `Hello` and then
drop you into the interactive shell. This can be useful for doing
any additional initialisation.
- `--run` *cmd*
Like `--command`, but executes the command in a non-interactive
shell. This means (among other things) that if you hit Ctrl-C while
the command is running, the shell exits.
- `--exclude` *regexp*
Do not build any dependencies whose store path matches the regular
expression *regexp*. This option may be specified multiple times.
- `--pure`
If this flag is specified, the environment is almost entirely
cleared before the interactive shell is started, so you get an
environment that more closely corresponds to the “real” Nix build. A
few variables, in particular `HOME`, `USER` and `DISPLAY`, are
retained. Note that (depending on your Bash
installation) `/etc/bashrc` is still sourced, so any variables set
there will affect the interactive shell.
- `--packages` / `-p` *packages*
Set up an environment in which the specified packages are present.
The command line arguments are interpreted as attribute names inside
the Nix Packages collection. Thus, `nix-shell -p libjpeg openjdk`
will start a shell in which the packages denoted by the attribute
names `libjpeg` and `openjdk` are present.
- `-i` *interpreter*
The chained script interpreter to be invoked by `nix-shell`. Only
applicable in `#!`-scripts (described below).
- `--keep` *name*
When a `--pure` shell is started, keep the listed environment
variables.
The following common options are supported:
# Environment variables
- `NIX_BUILD_SHELL`
Shell used to start the interactive environment. Defaults to the
`bash` found in `PATH`.
# Examples
To build the dependencies of the package Pan, and start an interactive
shell in which to build it:
```console
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan
[nix-shell]$ unpackPhase
[nix-shell]$ cd pan-*
[nix-shell]$ configurePhase
[nix-shell]$ buildPhase
[nix-shell]$ ./pan/gui/pan
```
To clear the environment first, and do some additional automatic
initialisation of the interactive shell:
```console
$ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan --pure \
--command 'export NIX_DEBUG=1; export NIX_CORES=8; return'
```
Nix expressions can also be given on the command line using the `-E` and
`-p` flags. For instance, the following starts a shell containing the
packages `sqlite` and `libX11`:
```console
$ nix-shell -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ sqlite xorg.libX11 ]; } ""'
```
A shorter way to do the same is:
```console
$ nix-shell -p sqlite xorg.libX11
[nix-shell]$ echo $NIX_LDFLAGS
… -L/nix/store/j1zg5v…-sqlite-3.8.0.2/lib -L/nix/store/0gmcz9…-libX11-1.6.1/lib …
```
Note that `-p` accepts multiple full nix expressions that are valid in
the `buildInputs = [ ... ]` shown above, not only package names. So the
following is also legal:
```console
$ nix-shell -p sqlite 'git.override { withManual = false; }'
```
The `-p` flag looks up Nixpkgs in the Nix search path. You can override
it by passing `-I` or setting `NIX_PATH`. For example, the following
gives you a shell containing the Pan package from a specific revision of
Nixpkgs:
```console
$ nix-shell -p pan -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/8a3eea054838b55aca962c3fbde9c83c102b8bf2.tar.gz
[nix-shell:~]$ pan --version
Pan 0.139
```
# Use as a `#!`-interpreter
You can use `nix-shell` as a script interpreter to allow scripts written
in arbitrary languages to obtain their own dependencies via Nix. This is
done by starting the script with the following lines:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i real-interpreter -p packages
```
where *real-interpreter* is the “real” script interpreter that will be
invoked by `nix-shell` after it has obtained the dependencies and
initialised the environment, and *packages* are the attribute names of
the dependencies in Nixpkgs.
The lines starting with `#! nix-shell` specify `nix-shell` options (see
above). Note that you cannot write `#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell -i ...`
because many operating systems only allow one argument in `#!` lines.
For example, here is a Python script that depends on Python and the
`prettytable` package:
```python
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i python -p python pythonPackages.prettytable
import prettytable
# Print a simple table.
t = prettytable.PrettyTable(["N", "N^2"])
for n in range(1, 10): t.add_row([n, n * n])
print t
```
Similarly, the following is a Perl script that specifies that it
requires Perl and the `HTML::TokeParser::Simple` and `LWP` packages:
```perl
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i perl -p perl perlPackages.HTMLTokeParserSimple perlPackages.LWP
use HTML::TokeParser::Simple;
# Fetch nixos.org and print all hrefs.
my $p = HTML::TokeParser::Simple->new(url => 'http://nixos.org/');
while (my $token = $p->get_tag("a")) {
my $href = $token->get_attr("href");
print "$href\n" if $href;
}
```
Sometimes you need to pass a simple Nix expression to customize a
package like Terraform:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i bash -p "terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])"
terraform apply
```
> **Note**
>
> You must use double quotes (`"`) when passing a simple Nix expression
> in a nix-shell shebang.
Finally, using the merging of multiple nix-shell shebangs the following
Haskell script uses a specific branch of Nixpkgs/NixOS (the 18.03 stable
branch):
```haskell
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i runghc -p "haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (ps: [ps.HTTP ps.tagsoup])"
#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-18.03.tar.gz
import Network.HTTP
import Text.HTML.TagSoup
-- Fetch nixos.org and print all hrefs.
main = do
resp <- Network.HTTP.simpleHTTP (getRequest "http://nixos.org/")
body <- getResponseBody resp
let tags = filter (isTagOpenName "a") $ parseTags body
let tags' = map (fromAttrib "href") tags
mapM_ putStrLn $ filter (/= "") tags'
```
If you want to be even more precise, you can specify a specific revision
of Nixpkgs:
#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/0672315759b3e15e2121365f067c1c8c56bb4722.tar.gz
The examples above all used `-p` to get dependencies from Nixpkgs. You
can also use a Nix expression to build your own dependencies. For
example, the Python example could have been written as:
```python
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell deps.nix -i python
```
where the file `deps.nix` in the same directory as the `#!`-script
contains:
```nix
with import <nixpkgs> {};
runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ python pythonPackages.prettytable ]; } ""
```

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# Name
`nix-store` - manipulate or query the Nix store
# Synopsis
`nix-store` *operation* [*options…*] [*arguments…*]
[`--option` *name* *value*]
[`--add-root` *path*]
# Description
The command `nix-store` performs primitive operations on the Nix store.
You generally do not need to run this command manually.
`nix-store` takes exactly one *operation* flag which indicates the
subcommand to be performed. These are documented below.
# Common options
This section lists the options that are common to all operations. These
options are allowed for every subcommand, though they may not always
have an effect.
- `--add-root` *path*
Causes the result of a realisation (`--realise` and
`--force-realise`) to be registered as a root of the garbage
collector. *path* will be created as a symlink to the resulting
store path. In addition, a uniquely named symlink to *path* will
be created in `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/`. For instance,
```console
$ nix-store --add-root /home/eelco/bla/result -r ...
$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 dn54lcypm8f8... -> /home/eelco/bla/result
$ ls -l /home/eelco/bla/result
lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 /home/eelco/bla/result -> /nix/store/1r11343n6qd4...-f-spot-0.0.10
```
Thus, when `/home/eelco/bla/result` is removed, the GC root in the
`auto` directory becomes a dangling symlink and will be ignored by
the collector.
> **Warning**
>
> Note that it is not possible to move or rename GC roots, since
> the symlink in the `auto` directory will still point to the old
> location.
If there are multiple results, then multiple symlinks will be
created by sequentially numbering symlinks beyond the first one
(e.g., `foo`, `foo-2`, `foo-3`, and so on).
# Operation `--realise`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` {`--realise` | `-r`} *paths…* [`--dry-run`]
## Description
The operation `--realise` essentially “builds” the specified store
paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term:
- If the store path is a *derivation*, realisation ensures that the
output paths of the derivation are [valid](../glossary.md) (i.e.,
the output path and its closure exist in the file system). This
can be done in several ways. First, it is possible that the
outputs are already valid, in which case we are done
immediately. Otherwise, there may be [substitutes](../glossary.md)
that produce the outputs (e.g., by downloading them). Finally, the
outputs can be produced by performing the build action described
by the derivation.
- If the store path is not a derivation, realisation ensures that the
specified path is valid (i.e., it and its closure exist in the file
system). If the path is already valid, we are done immediately.
Otherwise, the path and any missing paths in its closure may be
produced through substitutes. If there are no (successful)
subsitutes, realisation fails.
The output path of each derivation is printed on standard output. (For
non-derivations argument, the argument itself is printed.)
The following flags are available:
- `--dry-run`
Print on standard error a description of what packages would be
built or downloaded, without actually performing the operation.
- `--ignore-unknown`
If a non-derivation path does not have a substitute, then silently
ignore it.
- `--check`
This option allows you to check whether a derivation is
deterministic. It rebuilds the specified derivation and checks
whether the result is bitwise-identical with the existing outputs,
printing an error if thats not the case. The outputs of the
specified derivation must already exist. When used with `-K`, if an
output path is not identical to the corresponding output from the
previous build, the new output path is left in
`/nix/store/name.check.`
See also the `build-repeat` configuration option, which repeats a
derivation a number of times and prevents its outputs from being
registered as “valid” in the Nix store unless they are identical.
Special exit codes:
- `100`
Generic build failure, the builder process returned with a non-zero
exit code.
- `101`
Build timeout, the build was aborted because it did not complete
within the specified `timeout`.
- `102`
Hash mismatch, the build output was rejected because it does not
match the [`outputHash` attribute of the
derivation](../expressions/advanced-attributes.md).
- `104`
Not deterministic, the build succeeded in check mode but the
resulting output is not binary reproducable.
With the `--keep-going` flag it's possible for multiple failures to
occur, in this case the 1xx status codes are or combined using binary
or.
1100100
^^^^
|||`- timeout
||`-- output hash mismatch
|`--- build failure
`---- not deterministic
## Examples
This operation is typically used to build store derivations produced by
[`nix-instantiate`](nix-instantiate.md):
```console
$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix)
/nix/store/31axcgrlbfsxzmfff1gyj1bf62hvkby2-aterm-2.3.1
```
This is essentially what [`nix-build`](nix-build.md) does.
To test whether a previously-built derivation is deterministic:
```console
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K
```
# Operation `--serve`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--serve` [`--write`]
## Description
The operation `--serve` provides access to the Nix store over stdin and
stdout, and is intended to be used as a means of providing Nix store
access to a restricted ssh user.
The following flags are available:
- `--write`
Allow the connected client to request the realization of
derivations. In effect, this can be used to make the host act as a
remote builder.
## Examples
To turn a host into a build server, the `authorized_keys` file can be
used to provide build access to a given SSH public key:
```console
$ cat <<EOF >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
command="nice -n20 nix-store --serve --write" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA...
EOF
```
# Operation `--gc`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--gc` [`--print-roots` | `--print-live` | `--print-dead`] [`--max-freed` *bytes*]
## Description
Without additional flags, the operation `--gc` performs a garbage
collection on the Nix store. That is, all paths in the Nix store not
reachable via file system references from a set of “roots”, are deleted.
The following suboperations may be specified:
- `--print-roots`
This operation prints on standard output the set of roots used by
the garbage collector.
- `--print-live`
This operation prints on standard output the set of “live” store
paths, which are all the store paths reachable from the roots. Live
paths should never be deleted, since that would break consistency —
it would become possible that applications are installed that
reference things that are no longer present in the store.
- `--print-dead`
This operation prints out on standard output the set of “dead” store
paths, which is just the opposite of the set of live paths: any path
in the store that is not live (with respect to the roots) is dead.
By default, all unreachable paths are deleted. The following options
control what gets deleted and in what order:
- `--max-freed` *bytes*
Keep deleting paths until at least *bytes* bytes have been deleted,
then stop. The argument *bytes* can be followed by the
multiplicative suffix `K`, `M`, `G` or `T`, denoting KiB, MiB, GiB
or TiB units.
The behaviour of the collector is also influenced by the
`keep-outputs` and `keep-derivations` settings in the Nix
configuration file.
By default, the collector prints the total number of freed bytes when it
finishes (or when it is interrupted). With `--print-dead`, it prints the
number of bytes that would be freed.
## Examples
To delete all unreachable paths, just do:
```console
$ nix-store --gc
deleting `/nix/store/kq82idx6g0nyzsp2s14gfsc38npai7lf-cairo-1.0.4.tar.gz.drv'
...
8825586 bytes freed (8.42 MiB)
```
To delete at least 100 MiBs of unreachable paths:
```console
$ nix-store --gc --max-freed $((100 * 1024 * 1024))
```
# Operation `--delete`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--delete` [`--ignore-liveness`] *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--delete` deletes the store paths *paths* from the Nix
store, but only if it is safe to do so; that is, when the path is not
reachable from a root of the garbage collector. This means that you can
only delete paths that would also be deleted by `nix-store --gc`. Thus,
`--delete` is a more targeted version of `--gc`.
With the option `--ignore-liveness`, reachability from the roots is
ignored. However, the path still wont be deleted if there are other
paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it).
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --delete /nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4
0 bytes freed (0.00 MiB)
error: cannot delete path `/nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4' since it is still alive
```
# Operation `--query`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` {`--query` | `-q`}
{`--outputs` | `--requisites` | `-R` | `--references` |
`--referrers` | `--referrers-closure` | `--deriver` | `-d` |
`--graph` | `--tree` | `--binding` *name* | `-b` *name* | `--hash` |
`--size` | `--roots`}
[`--use-output`] [`-u`] [`--force-realise`] [`-f`]
*paths…*
## Description
The operation `--query` displays various bits of information about the
store paths . The queries are described below. At most one query can be
specified. The default query is `--outputs`.
The paths *paths* may also be symlinks from outside of the Nix store, to
the Nix store. In that case, the query is applied to the target of the
symlink.
## Common query options
- `--use-output`; `-u`
For each argument to the query that is a store derivation, apply the
query to the output path of the derivation instead.
- `--force-realise`; `-f`
Realise each argument to the query first (see [`nix-store
--realise`](#operation---realise)).
## Queries
- `--outputs`
Prints out the [output paths](../glossary.md) of the store
derivations *paths*. These are the paths that will be produced when
the derivation is built.
- `--requisites`; `-R`
Prints out the [closure](../glossary.md) of the store path *paths*.
This query has one option:
- `--include-outputs`
Also include the output path of store derivations, and their
closures.
This query can be used to implement various kinds of deployment. A
*source deployment* is obtained by distributing the closure of a
store derivation. A *binary deployment* is obtained by distributing
the closure of an output path. A *cache deployment* (combined
source/binary deployment, including binaries of build-time-only
dependencies) is obtained by distributing the closure of a store
derivation and specifying the option `--include-outputs`.
- `--references`
Prints the set of [references](../glossary.md) of the store paths
*paths*, that is, their immediate dependencies. (For *all*
dependencies, use `--requisites`.)
- `--referrers`
Prints the set of *referrers* of the store paths *paths*, that is,
the store paths currently existing in the Nix store that refer to
one of *paths*. Note that contrary to the references, the set of
referrers is not constant; it can change as store paths are added or
removed.
- `--referrers-closure`
Prints the closure of the set of store paths *paths* under the
referrers relation; that is, all store paths that directly or
indirectly refer to one of *paths*. These are all the path currently
in the Nix store that are dependent on *paths*.
- `--deriver`; `-d`
Prints the [deriver](../glossary.md) of the store paths *paths*. If
the path has no deriver (e.g., if it is a source file), or if the
deriver is not known (e.g., in the case of a binary-only
deployment), the string `unknown-deriver` is printed.
- `--graph`
Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the format
of the `dot` tool of AT\&T's [Graphviz
package](http://www.graphviz.org/). This can be used to visualise
dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time dependency graph, apply
this to a store derivation. To obtain a runtime dependency graph,
apply it to an output path.
- `--tree`
Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* as a nested
ASCII tree. References are ordered by descending closure size; this
tends to flatten the tree, making it more readable. The query only
recurses into a store path when it is first encountered; this
prevents a blowup of the tree representation of the graph.
- `--graphml`
Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the
[GraphML](http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/) file format. This can be
used to visualise dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time
dependency graph, apply this to a store derivation. To obtain a
runtime dependency graph, apply it to an output path.
- `--binding` *name*; `-b` *name*
Prints the value of the attribute *name* (i.e., environment
variable) of the store derivations *paths*. It is an error for a
derivation to not have the specified attribute.
- `--hash`
Prints the SHA-256 hash of the contents of the store paths *paths*
(that is, the hash of the output of `nix-store --dump` on the given
paths). Since the hash is stored in the Nix database, this is a fast
operation.
- `--size`
Prints the size in bytes of the contents of the store paths *paths*
— to be precise, the size of the output of `nix-store --dump` on
the given paths. Note that the actual disk space required by the
store paths may be higher, especially on filesystems with large
cluster sizes.
- `--roots`
Prints the garbage collector roots that point, directly or
indirectly, at the store paths *paths*.
## Examples
Print the closure (runtime dependencies) of the `svn` program in the
current user environment:
```console
$ nix-store -qR $(which svn)
/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/9lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4
...
```
Print the build-time dependencies of `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
/nix/store/02iizgn86m42q905rddvg4ja975bk2i4-grep-2.5.1.tar.bz2.drv
/nix/store/07a2bzxmzwz5hp58nf03pahrv2ygwgs3-gcc-wrapper.sh
/nix/store/0ma7c9wsbaxahwwl04gbw3fcd806ski4-glibc-2.3.4.drv
... lots of other paths ...
```
The difference with the previous example is that we ask the closure of
the derivation (`-qd`), not the closure of the output path that contains
`svn`.
Show the build-time dependencies as a tree:
```console
$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))
/nix/store/7i5082kfb6yjbqdbiwdhhza0am2xvh6c-subversion-1.1.4.drv
+---/nix/store/d8afh10z72n8l1cr5w42366abiblgn54-builder.sh
+---/nix/store/fmzxmpjx2lh849ph0l36snfj9zdibw67-bash-3.0.drv
| +---/nix/store/570hmhmx3v57605cqg9yfvvyh0nnb8k8-bash
| +---/nix/store/p3srsbd8dx44v2pg6nbnszab5mcwx03v-builder.sh
...
```
Show all paths that depend on the same OpenSSL library as `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --referrers $(nix-store -q --binding openssl $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)))
/nix/store/23ny9l9wixx21632y2wi4p585qhva1q8-sylpheed-1.0.0
/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4
/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3
/nix/store/l51240xqsgg8a7yrbqdx1rfzyv6l26fx-lynx-2.8.5
```
Show all paths that directly or indirectly depend on the Glibc (C
library) used by `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --referrers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}')
/nix/store/034a6h4vpz9kds5r6kzb9lhh81mscw43-libgnomeprintui-2.8.2
/nix/store/15l3yi0d45prm7a82pcrknxdh6nzmxza-gawk-3.1.4
...
```
Note that `ldd` is a command that prints out the dynamic libraries used
by an ELF executable.
Make a picture of the runtime dependency graph of the current user
environment:
```console
$ nix-store -q --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps
$ gv graph.ps
```
Show every garbage collector root that points to a store path that
depends on `svn`:
```console
$ nix-store -q --roots $(which svn)
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-81-link
/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-82-link
/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/eelco/profile-97-link
```
# Operation `--add`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--add` *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--add` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. It
prints the resulting paths in the Nix store on standard output.
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --add ./foo.c
/nix/store/m7lrha58ph6rcnv109yzx1nk1cj7k7zf-foo.c
```
# Operation `--add-fixed`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--add-fixed` [`--recursive`] *algorithm* *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--add-fixed` adds the specified paths to the Nix store.
Unlike `--add` paths are registered using the specified hashing
algorithm, resulting in the same output path as a fixed-output
derivation. This can be used for sources that are not available from a
public url or broke since the download expression was written.
This operation has the following options:
- `--recursive`
Use recursive instead of flat hashing mode, used when adding
directories to the store.
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --add-fixed sha256 ./hello-2.10.tar.gz
/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz
```
# Operation `--verify`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--verify` [`--check-contents`] [`--repair`]
## Description
The operation `--verify` verifies the internal consistency of the Nix
database, and the consistency between the Nix database and the Nix
store. Any inconsistencies encountered are automatically repaired.
Inconsistencies are generally the result of the Nix store or database
being modified by non-Nix tools, or of bugs in Nix itself.
This operation has the following options:
- `--check-contents`
Checks that the contents of every valid store path has not been
altered by computing a SHA-256 hash of the contents and comparing it
with the hash stored in the Nix database at build time. Paths that
have been modified are printed out. For large stores,
`--check-contents` is obviously quite slow.
- `--repair`
If any valid path is missing from the store, or (if
`--check-contents` is given) the contents of a valid path has been
modified, then try to repair the path by redownloading it. See
`nix-store --repair-path` for details.
# Operation `--verify-path`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--verify-path` *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--verify-path` compares the contents of the given store
paths to their cryptographic hashes stored in Nixs database. For every
changed path, it prints a warning message. The exit status is 0 if no
path has changed, and 1 otherwise.
## Example
To verify the integrity of the `svn` command and all its dependencies:
```console
$ nix-store --verify-path $(nix-store -qR $(which svn))
```
# Operation `--repair-path`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--repair-path` *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--repair-path` attempts to “repair” the specified paths
by redownloading them using the available substituters. If no
substitutes are available, then repair is not possible.
> **Warning**
>
> During repair, there is a very small time window during which the old
> path (if it exists) is moved out of the way and replaced with the new
> path. If repair is interrupted in between, then the system may be left
> in a broken state (e.g., if the path contains a critical system
> component like the GNU C Library).
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --verify-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13
path `/nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13' was modified!
expected hash `2db57715ae90b7e31ff1f2ecb8c12ec1cc43da920efcbe3b22763f36a1861588',
got `481c5aa5483ebc97c20457bb8bca24deea56550d3985cda0027f67fe54b808e4'
$ nix-store --repair-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13
fetching path `/nix/store/d7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13'...
```
# Operation `--dump`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--dump` *path*
## Description
The operation `--dump` produces a NAR (Nix ARchive) file containing the
contents of the file system tree rooted at *path*. The archive is
written to standard output.
A NAR archive is like a TAR or Zip archive, but it contains only the
information that Nix considers important. For instance, timestamps are
elided because all files in the Nix store have their timestamp set to 0
anyway. Likewise, all permissions are left out except for the execute
bit, because all files in the Nix store have 444 or 555 permission.
Also, a NAR archive is *canonical*, meaning that “equal” paths always
produce the same NAR archive. For instance, directory entries are
always sorted so that the actual on-disk order doesnt influence the
result. This means that the cryptographic hash of a NAR dump of a
path is usable as a fingerprint of the contents of the path. Indeed,
the hashes of store paths stored in Nixs database (see `nix-store -q
--hash`) are SHA-256 hashes of the NAR dump of each store path.
NAR archives support filenames of unlimited length and 64-bit file
sizes. They can contain regular files, directories, and symbolic links,
but not other types of files (such as device nodes).
A Nix archive can be unpacked using `nix-store
--restore`.
# Operation `--restore`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--restore` *path*
## Description
The operation `--restore` unpacks a NAR archive to *path*, which must
not already exist. The archive is read from standard input.
# Operation `--export`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--export` *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--export` writes a serialisation of the specified store
paths to standard output in a format that can be imported into another
Nix store with `nix-store --import`. This is like `nix-store
--dump`, except that the NAR archive produced by that command doesnt
contain the necessary meta-information to allow it to be imported into
another Nix store (namely, the set of references of the path).
This command does not produce a *closure* of the specified paths, so if
a store path references other store paths that are missing in the target
Nix store, the import will fail. To copy a whole closure, do something
like:
```console
$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR paths) > out
```
To import the whole closure again, run:
```console
$ nix-store --import < out
```
# Operation `--import`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--import`
## Description
The operation `--import` reads a serialisation of a set of store paths
produced by `nix-store --export` from standard input and adds those
store paths to the Nix store. Paths that already exist in the Nix store
are ignored. If a path refers to another path that doesnt exist in the
Nix store, the import fails.
# Operation `--optimise`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--optimise`
## Description
The operation `--optimise` reduces Nix store disk space usage by finding
identical files in the store and hard-linking them to each other. It
typically reduces the size of the store by something like 25-35%. Only
regular files and symlinks are hard-linked in this manner. Files are
considered identical when they have the same NAR archive serialisation:
that is, regular files must have the same contents and permission
(executable or non-executable), and symlinks must have the same
contents.
After completion, or when the command is interrupted, a report on the
achieved savings is printed on standard error.
Use `-vv` or `-vvv` to get some progress indication.
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --optimise
hashing files in `/nix/store/qhqx7l2f1kmwihc9bnxs7rc159hsxnf3-gcc-4.1.1'
...
541838819 bytes (516.74 MiB) freed by hard-linking 54143 files;
there are 114486 files with equal contents out of 215894 files in total
```
# Operation `--read-log`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` {`--read-log` | `-l`} *paths…*
## Description
The operation `--read-log` prints the build log of the specified store
paths on standard output. The build log is whatever the builder of a
derivation wrote to standard output and standard error. If a store path
is not a derivation, the deriver of the store path is used.
Build logs are kept in `/nix/var/log/nix/drvs`. However, there is no
guarantee that a build log is available for any particular store path.
For instance, if the path was downloaded as a pre-built binary through a
substitute, then the log is unavailable.
## Example
```console
$ nix-store -l $(which ktorrent)
building /nix/store/dhc73pvzpnzxhdgpimsd9sw39di66ph1-ktorrent-2.2.1
unpacking sources
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ktorrent-2.2.1/
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# Operation `--dump-db`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--dump-db` [*paths…*]
## Description
The operation `--dump-db` writes a dump of the Nix database to standard
output. It can be loaded into an empty Nix store using `--load-db`. This
is useful for making backups and when migrating to different database
schemas.
By default, `--dump-db` will dump the entire Nix database. When one or
more store paths is passed, only the subset of the Nix database for
those store paths is dumped. As with `--export`, the user is responsible
for passing all the store paths for a closure. See `--export` for an
example.
# Operation `--load-db`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--load-db`
## Description
The operation `--load-db` reads a dump of the Nix database created by
`--dump-db` from standard input and loads it into the Nix database.
# Operation `--print-env`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--print-env` *drvpath*
## Description
The operation `--print-env` prints out the environment of a derivation
in a format that can be evaluated by a shell. The command line arguments
of the builder are placed in the variable `_args`.
## Example
```console
$ nix-store --print-env $(nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox)
export src; src='/nix/store/plpj7qrwcz94z2psh6fchsi7s8yihc7k-firefox-12.0.source.tar.bz2'
export stdenv; stdenv='/nix/store/7c8asx3yfrg5dg1gzhzyq2236zfgibnn-stdenv'
export system; system='x86_64-linux'
export _args; _args='-e /nix/store/9krlzvny65gdc8s7kpb6lkx8cd02c25c-default-builder.sh'
```
# Operation `--generate-binary-cache-key`
## Synopsis
`nix-store` `--generate-binary-cache-key` *key-name* *secret-key-file* *public-key-file*
## Description
This command generates an [Ed25519 key pair](http://ed25519.cr.yp.to/)
that can be used to create a signed binary cache. It takes three
mandatory parameters:
1. A key name, such as `cache.example.org-1`, that is used to look up
keys on the client when it verifies signatures. It can be anything,
but its suggested to use the host name of your cache (e.g.
`cache.example.org`) with a suffix denoting the number of the key
(to be incremented every time you need to revoke a key).
2. The file name where the secret key is to be stored.
3. The file name where the public key is to be stored.

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\--help
\--version
\--verbose
\-v
\--quiet
\--log-format
format
\--no-build-output
\-Q
\--max-jobs
\-j
number
\--cores
number
\--max-silent-time
number
\--timeout
number
\--keep-going
\-k
\--keep-failed
\-K
\--fallback
\--readonly-mode
\-I
path
\--option
name
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# Common Options
Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:
- `--help`
Prints out a summary of the command syntax and exits.
- `--version`
Prints out the Nix version number on standard output and exits.
- `--verbose` / `-v`
Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages printed on
standard error. For each Nix operation, the information printed on
standard output is well-defined; any diagnostic information is
printed on standard error, never on standard output.
This option may be specified repeatedly. Currently, the following
verbosity levels exist:
- 0
“Errors only”: only print messages explaining why the Nix
invocation failed.
- 1
“Informational”: print *useful* messages about what Nix is
doing. This is the default.
- 2
“Talkative”: print more informational messages.
- 3
“Chatty”: print even more informational messages.
- 4
“Debug”: print debug information.
- 5
“Vomit”: print vast amounts of debug information.
- `--quiet`
Decreases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages printed on
standard error. This is the inverse option to `-v` / `--verbose`.
This option may be specified repeatedly. See the previous verbosity
levels list.
- `--log-format` *format*
This option can be used to change the output of the log format, with
*format* being one of:
- raw
This is the raw format, as outputted by nix-build.
- internal-json
Outputs the logs in a structured manner.
> **Warning**
>
> While the schema itself is relatively stable, the format of
> the error-messages (namely of the `msg`-field) can change
> between releases.
- bar
Only display a progress bar during the builds.
- bar-with-logs
Display the raw logs, with the progress bar at the bottom.
- `--no-build-output` / `-Q`
By default, output written by builders to standard output and
standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard error. This
option suppresses this behaviour. Note that the builder's standard
output and error are always written to a log file in
`prefix/nix/var/log/nix`.
- `--max-jobs` / `-j` *number*
Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will perform in
parallel to the specified number. Specify `auto` to use the number
of CPUs in the system. The default is specified by the `max-jobs`
configuration setting, which itself defaults to `1`. A higher
value is useful on SMP systems or to exploit I/O latency.
Setting it to `0` disallows building on the local machine, which is
useful when you want builds to happen only on remote builders.
- `--cores`
Sets the value of the `NIX_BUILD_CORES` environment variable in
the invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at
their discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For
instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation attribute
`enableParallelBuilding` is set to `true`, the builder passes the
`-jN` flag to GNU Make. It defaults to the value of the `cores`
configuration setting, if set, or `1` otherwise. The value `0`
means that the builder should use all available CPU cores in the
system.
- `--max-silent-time`
Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder can go without
producing any data on standard output or standard error. The
default is specified by the `max-silent-time` configuration
setting. `0` means no time-out.
- `--timeout`
Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder can run. The
default is specified by the `timeout` configuration setting. `0`
means no timeout.
- `--keep-going` / `-k`
Keep going in case of failed builds, to the greatest extent
possible. That is, if building an input of some derivation fails,
Nix will still build the other inputs, but not the derivation
itself. Without this option, Nix stops if any build fails (except
for builds of substitutes), possibly killing builds in progress (in
case of parallel or distributed builds).
- `--keep-failed` / `-K`
Specifies that in case of a build failure, the temporary directory
(usually in `/tmp`) in which the build takes place should not be
deleted. The path of the build directory is printed as an
informational message.
- `--fallback`
Whenever Nix attempts to build a derivation for which substitutes
are known for each output path, but realising the output paths
through the substitutes fails, fall back on building the derivation.
The most common scenario in which this is useful is when we have
registered substitutes in order to perform binary distribution from,
say, a network repository. If the repository is down, the
realisation of the derivation will fail. When this option is
specified, Nix will build the derivation instead. Thus, installation
from binaries falls back on installation from source. This option is
not the default since it is generally not desirable for a transient
failure in obtaining the substitutes to lead to a full build from
source (with the related consumption of resources).
- `--no-build-hook`
Disables the build hook mechanism. This allows to ignore remote
builders if they are setup on the machine.
It's useful in cases where the bandwidth between the client and the
remote builder is too low. In that case it can take more time to
upload the sources to the remote builder and fetch back the result
than to do the computation locally.
- `--readonly-mode`
When this option is used, no attempt is made to open the Nix
database. Most Nix operations do need database access, so those
operations will fail.
- `--arg` *name* *value*
This option is accepted by `nix-env`, `nix-instantiate`,
`nix-shell` and `nix-build`. When evaluating Nix expressions, the
expression evaluator will automatically try to call functions that
it encounters. It can automatically call functions for which every
argument has a [default
value](../expressions/language-constructs.md#functions) (e.g.,
`{ argName ? defaultValue }: ...`). With `--arg`, you can also
call functions that have arguments without a default value (or
override a default value). That is, if the evaluator encounters a
function with an argument named *name*, it will call it with value
*value*.
For instance, the top-level `default.nix` in Nixpkgs is actually a
function:
```nix
{ # The system (e.g., `i686-linux') for which to build the packages.
system ? builtins.currentSystem
...
}: ...
```
So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env -i
pkgname`), the function will be called automatically using the
value [`builtins.currentSystem`](../expressions/builtins.md) for
the `system` argument. You can override this using `--arg`, e.g.,
`nix-env -i pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that
since the argument is a Nix string literal, you have to escape the
quotes.)
- `--argstr` *name* *value*
This option is like `--arg`, only the value is not a Nix
expression but a string. So instead of `--arg system
\"i686-linux\"` (the outer quotes are to keep the shell happy) you
can say `--argstr system i686-linux`.
- `--attr` / `-A` *attrPath*
Select an attribute from the top-level Nix expression being
evaluated. (`nix-env`, `nix-instantiate`, `nix-build` and
`nix-shell` only.) The *attribute path* *attrPath* is a sequence
of attribute names separated by dots. For instance, given a
top-level Nix expression *e*, the attribute path `xorg.xorgserver`
would cause the expression `e.xorg.xorgserver` to be used. See
[`nix-env --install`](nix-env.md#operation---install) for some
concrete examples.
In addition to attribute names, you can also specify array indices.
For instance, the attribute path `foo.3.bar` selects the `bar`
attribute of the fourth element of the array in the `foo` attribute
of the top-level expression.
- `--expr` / `-E`
Interpret the command line arguments as a list of Nix expressions to
be parsed and evaluated, rather than as a list of file names of Nix
expressions. (`nix-instantiate`, `nix-build` and `nix-shell` only.)
For `nix-shell`, this option is commonly used to give you a shell in
which you can build the packages returned by the expression. If you
want to get a shell which contain the *built* packages ready for
use, give your expression to the `nix-shell -p` convenience flag
instead.
- `-I` *path*
Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be
given multiple times. See the `NIX_PATH` environment variable for
information on the semantics of the Nix search path. Paths added
through `-I` take precedence over `NIX_PATH`.
- `--option` *name* *value*
Set the Nix configuration option *name* to *value*. This overrides
settings in the Nix configuration file (see nix.conf5).
- `--repair`
Fix corrupted or missing store paths by redownloading or rebuilding
them. Note that this is slow because it requires computing a
cryptographic hash of the contents of every path in the closure of
the build. Also note the warning under `nix-store --repair-path`.

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\--prebuilt-only
\-b
\--attr
\-A
\--from-expression
\-E
\--from-profile
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