Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store delete
- delete paths from the Nix store
Synopsis
nix store delete
[option...] installables...
Examples
-
Delete a specific store path:
# nix store delete /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10
Description
This command deletes the store paths specified by installables. ,
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, nix store delete
is a more targeted version of nix store gc
.
With the option --ignore-liveness
, reachability from the roots is
ignored. However, the path still won't be deleted if there are other
paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it).
Options
--ignore-liveness
Do not check whether the paths are reachable from a root.
Common evaluation options:
-
--arg
name expr
Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions. -
--argstr
name string
Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions. -
--eval-store
store-url
The Nix store to use for evaluations. -
--impure
Allow access to mutable paths and repositories. -
--include
/-I
path
Add path to the list of locations used to look up<...>
file names. -
--override-flake
original-ref resolved-ref
Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.
Common flake-related options:
-
--commit-lock-file
Commit changes to the flake's lock file. -
--inputs-from
flake-url
Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries. -
--no-registries
Don't allow lookups in the flake registries. This option is deprecated; use--no-use-registries
. -
--no-update-lock-file
Do not allow any updates to the flake's lock file. -
--no-write-lock-file
Do not write the flake's newly generated lock file. -
--override-input
input-path flake-url
Override a specific flake input (e.g.dwarffs/nixpkgs
). This implies--no-write-lock-file
. -
--recreate-lock-file
Recreate the flake's lock file from scratch. -
--update-input
input-path
Update a specific flake input (ignoring its previous entry in the lock file).
Options that change the interpretation of installables:
-
--all
Apply the operation to every store path. -
--derivation
Operate on the store derivation rather than its outputs. -
--expr
expr
Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression expr. -
--file
/-f
file
Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression stored in file. If file is the character -, then a Nix expression will be read from standard input. -
--recursive
/-r
Apply operation to closure of the specified paths.